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January 1, 1994 - The Central Intelligence Agency estimates that North Korea has successfully created a nuclear weapon.
January 13, 2018 - Hawaii panics after alert about incoming ballistic missile is sent in error.
January 17, 1961 - In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwight Eisenhower, warns of the threat of the military-industrial complex.
January 17, 1966 - A B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons has a mid-air accident while refueling and drops four nuclear weapons on Palomares, Spain.

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