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The Beep and the Dead Hand
The automated systems of nuclear war, and the dead hand still waiting to launch.
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The Lock Under Water Street
The Excavation of Albany’s First Erie Canal Lock
An archaeological excavation beneath Interstate 787 has exposed part of the structure that once carried canal boats between the Erie Canal and the Hudson River.
New York's WMD Response Team in Scotia
Inside the unit that answers chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
New York keeps two of the nation's fifty-seven Civil Support Teams, National Guard units stood up to answer a chemical, biological, radiological, or nucl...
Oppenheimer in Schenectady
Before Los Alamos: The Capital Region’s Manhattan Project Connections
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The 1987 Max Headroom Incident
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