Month: December 2013

The events of April 26, 1986 raised serious questions not only about nuclear safety and the dangers of nuclear power but also about the state of the Soviet Union and Mikhail Gorbachev. Following the devastating explosion of the fourth reactor Continue reading Chernobyl: The USSR Fallout→

As the battle for nuclear superiority raged between the US and the Soviet Union, it was the famed Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov who pulled the USSR onto a level playing field. He led the Third Idea program that designed and Continue reading Andrei Sakharov: A Soviet Hero, A Soviet Villain→