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Agentes de inteligencia del Medio Oriente logran acceder a 40 libras de uranio 235, el material base para hacer una bomba atómica. Con el objeto de lanzar un ataque terrorista contra los Estados Unidos necesitan transportar el material hasta territorio norteamericano. Para hacerlo, convencen al más eficaz de los aliados, la organización que tiene 50 años de éxito en el contrabando ilícito a los Estados Unidos. Aunque las agencias de inteligencia...
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"Human modification of the environment always carries a risk of accident and folly. Explore the causes and consequences of the Church Rock, New Mexico uranium mine disaster of 1979. Guided by compelling questions such as, "What led to this disaster?," "Who was impacted by it?," and "What changed in its aftermath?" the interdisciplinary content blends social studies and science. Ultimately, it pushes students to consider how humans can meet their need...
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"On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 in the morning, an explosive charge of more than 15 kilotons fell on the city of Hiroshima. Tens of thousands of people were pulverized, and everything within four square miles was instantly destroyed. A deluge of flames and ash had just caused Japan's greatest trauma and changed the course of modern warfare and life on Earth forever. The world was horrified by the existence of the bomb--the first weapon of mass destruction....
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