On August 6, 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Twelve men were on that flight.

New revelations leave little doubt about the return of American B61 bombs and nuclear strike mission to RAF Lakenheath.

New scientific modeling reveals the shocking distances needed to survive a nuclear bomb explosion and its devastating effects.

As Russia races to perfect a nuclear-armed spacecraft, it is also likely preparing to launch an orbital sabotage mission to ...

When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New ...

Mary Riseley walked through glowing rows of luminarias looking for her mother's name at a vigil for New Mexico downwinders Wednesday, 80 years to the day after the first nuclear bomb test. As dark ...

After China's first atomic test, the US and India, as part of a covert operation, tried to place a nuclear-powered listening ...

What would happen if a nuclear war triggered a climate-altering catastrophe? Researchers have modeled how such a scenario ...

New research from Penn State shows how nuclear war could slash global corn yields by up to 87%, threatening food security.

Israel, during the 12-day-long war, launched brutal attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, fearing that Iran was getting ...

Soviet success with Sputnik initially prompted the US military to consider the detonation of a nuclear weapon on the moon’s ...