There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China has rejected US calls for it to enter negotiations on a new three-way treaty to limit nuclear arsenals (Pedro Pardo) (Pedro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The massive "Ivy Mike" US nuclear test of November 1952 in Elugelab Island in the Marshall Islands, seen in a 2002 US Department ...

Beyond roughly 4 to 5 kilometres, the immediate blast effects weaken significantly. Windows may shatter and some buildings ...

The United States on Friday accused China of carrying out a secret nuclear test in 2020 as the Trump administration calls for a broader nuclear weapons agreement including both China and Russia. The ...

Iran launched missile and drone strikes on U.S. military sites across Middle Eastern countries Friday, retaliating after U.S.

Earlier this month, the New START treaty, a strategic-arms reduction agreement between Russia and the United States to limit their nuclear arsenal, expired. That accord was the last in a series of ...

With the talk of war, and nuclear threats up in the air, it makes you wonder what one would actually do if a nuclear ...

While officials emphasise that the likelihood of a nuclear attack on the UK remains extremely small, government guidance ...

Nukemap lets you simulate nuclear explosions on an interactive map. A science historian created the tool years ago but recently updated it. The new version uses real-time weather conditions to ...

A Cold War nuclear bunker has been rediscovered after laying almost forgotten in the grounds of a castle in North Yorkshire ...