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It was the world's first test of a nuclear bomb, also known as "Trinity Test." The explosion was equal to 21 kilotons of TNT, ...
As Russia races to perfect a nuclear-armed spacecraft, it is also likely preparing to launch an orbital sabotage mission to ...
Introducing “The Bomb”, our new four-part podcast series on the past, present and future of America’s nuclear stockpile ...
Brig. Gen. Leslie Groves: After arriving at the Alamogordo base camp on July 15, a brief review of the situation with Oppenheimer revealed that we might be in trouble. The bomb had been assembled and ...
What would happen if a nuclear war triggered a climate-altering catastrophe? Researchers have modeled how such a scenario ...
The U.K. announced over NATO's annual summit in June that it would purchase 12 F-35A nuclear-certified fighter jets.
The U.S. relies on bunkers to store nuclear bombs, but new mobile vaults would secure them at locations far from hardened ...
Explore the Trinity nuclear test's historical significance, its role in WWII, and the ongoing implications of nuclear weapons ...
Scientists have tapped artificial intelligence and powerful computing to take a first step to speed up how quickly officials ...
Seven B-2 stealth aircraft dropped a total of 14 GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear sites last weekend.