Instead, high-energy radiation and electromagnetic pulses dominate, posing serious risks to satellites, spacecraft, and ...

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.

Bombshell shows how the government tried to minimize the effects of radiation and prevent independent reporting through ...

Brewing global tensions are fueling worries about a worldwide conflict, with many people anxious about the possibility of World War III breaking out. With tensions between Russia and NATO once again ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Shortly before the 80 th anniversary of nuclear attack on Hiroshima early this month, several dozen elementary school students met with atomic bomb survivor and farmer Toshiyuki ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The star system GK Persei, home of an infamous nova explosion, seen by the Chandra X-ray ...

Regional fears of a U.S. attack on Iran have eased after President Donald Trump said Tehran had assured him that protesters ...

NAGASAKI, Japan — The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands of civilians and left survivors who hope their harrowing ...

On May 4, 1988, a small fire broke out at the PEPCON chemical plant near Las Vegas. Inside the facility were thousands of ...

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

In a sprawling building atop a mesa in New Mexico, workers labor around the clock to fulfill a vital mission: producing America’s nuclear bomb cores. The effort is uniquely challenging. Technicians at ...

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have played a big part in preventing the use of nuclear ...