Monthly Archives: November 2023

On This Day — THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PARTITION OF PALESTINE (CIA, November 28 1947)

“Armed hostilities between Jews and Arabs will break out if the UN Genral Assembly accepts the plan to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab States as recommended by the UN Special Committee on Palestine.” CIA (November 28 1947) November 02 … Continue reading

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On This Day — US Detonates First Thermonuclear Weapon (November 1, 1952)

“The island of Elugelab is missing.” Gordon Dean Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission summarizing the events to President Eisenhower   November 1st 2023 — On November 1st 1952, the United States detonated  the first full-scale thermonuclear device on the island … Continue reading

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