As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout ...

A nuclear bunker is "just a few days" away from falling into the sea due to coastal erosion. The brick building, near ...

Key Points and Summary - Nuclear war remains unlikely, but not impossible—and five regions stand out as potential flashpoints in 2026. -Dr. Brent M. Eastwood walks through scenarios where Israel could ...

In 1962, the United States detonated a nuclear weapon in space during a Cold War experiment called Starfish Prime. The blast ...

NAGASAKI – Thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the city’s atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the ...

Alex Wellerstein joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about nuclear science. Which nations have nuclear bombs? Who decides who gets to have nuclear warheads and who doesn't? Why were ...

The NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex dates back to the height of the Cold War. Initially meant for defense against long-range Soviet bombers, it now provides backup and training. The self-sufficient ...

The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the likes of Russia and the United States, it’s a positive one.

On the evening of August 4, 2020, a massive explosion rocked the Port of Beirut in Lebanon. The explosion happened as hundreds of cameras were already pointed at a burning warehouse, in which more ...

During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a ...

This month, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago is scheduled to announce whether the hands of ...

If anything, the widespread lack of comprehension (and so protest) is one big reason nuclear war remains so chillingly possible. A missile is fired during a US and South Korea joint training exercise ...