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		<title>North Korea&#8217;s nukes</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2009/north-koreas-nukes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Underground nuclear tests have been the biggest roadblock to a comprehensive test ban. How are these explosions detected, and how reliably?]]></description>
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		<title>Blast Protection: The Granular Solution</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2006/blast-protection-the-granular-solution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As missiles get faster, the Navy can't continue to rely on dumb armor. What can ship designers learn from dirt and beanbags?]]></description>
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		<title>NukeWar, Regional Version</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would happen to the global climate after a nuclear war between India and Pakistan? Study says the planet would be dark and cool for 10 years.  How much would food production decline?]]></description>
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		<title>Ecotourism: Is it Working?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2006/ecotourism-is-it-working/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=927</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[20 years ago, ecotourism was promoted as a way to save natural systems, and the people who lived in them. We ask: Is ecotourism a force for good, or just another form  of "greenwashing"?]]></description>
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		<title>Psycho-Trauma of War: 1 in 5 Injured</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2006/psycho-trauma-of-war-1-in-5-injured/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder among American Vietnam vets find 19 percent had PTSD after serving in combat.  The greater the exposure to combat, the higher the rate of PTSD.]]></description>
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		<title>Radiation and Health: What Do We know?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2005/radiation-and-health-what-do-we-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=696</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What are the health effects of low-level radiation? How much cancer results from a small dose increase? If the hazard is small, are we wasting money on radiation protection? Lessons from Hiroshima and Chernobyl.]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Weapons Still Spreading</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2004/nuclear-weapons/</link>
		<comments>http://whyfiles.org/2004/nuclear-weapons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=729</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As weapons proliferate, we wonder: exactly how do you make a nuke? How many nations have this ability? How can we track proliferators?]]></description>
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		<title>Prisoners and POWs: Punishment on the Brain</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2003/prisoners-and-pows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In mid-2004, U.S. jails and prisons held 2.1 million people. What are the psychological effects of imprisonment? How do POWs survive prison and torture? Can these scars be healed?]]></description>
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		<title>Science Publications: Censorship Needed?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2003/science-publications/</link>
		<comments>http://whyfiles.org/2003/science-publications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientific journals choose self-censorship, decide not to publish articles related to biological weapons, bioterrorism and national security. Is this a necessary change in scientific tradition, or an over-reaction to a fearful political climate?]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Weapons: New &#8216;n improved?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2002/nuclear-weapons-new-n-improved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2002 18:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Existing nukes may not exhaust the possible nukes. What other weapons could appear on the nuclear shelf? ]]></description>
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