The song rose to number 11 on the UK singles chart. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t mention either 1980s Cold War tensions or the Cuban Missile Crisis but was instead inspired by hydrogen bomb ...

Meanwhile, physicist Edward Teller and Atomic Energy Commissioner (AEE) Lewis Strauss were among those who began arguing vociferously for a "high-priority" program to build a hydrogen bomb.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the recent test of a hydrogen bomb, calling it a “great victory,” the Korean ...