The story of the M65 “Atomic Annie” cannon is an engaging portrait of the Cold War era—a time when nuclear war hung over ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered last year, continues to capture the interest of astronomers. Initially, the probability of it hitting our planet was estimated at 3%, a figure which later dropped ...

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely ...

When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New Mexico desert recognized they were playing with fire. Physicist Enrico Fermi ...

As we heard earlier in the program, today, B-2s left Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. The stealth B-2 is the only plane capable of carrying the bunker-buster bombs that could reach Iran's most ...

Nobel Laureates and leading nuclear experts gathered at the University of Chicago this week to discuss the continuing dangers of nuclear war and the need for prevention. Experts warned at a panel ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The Middle East just became an even more dangerous place. On September 17, Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a “Strategic Mutual Defense ...

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 ...