The United States has opened talks about deploying additional nuclear weapons across Europe. In the discussions, US officials ...

Discover the incredible story of Project Plowshare, the bold U.S. initiative that aimed to harness the power of nuclear ...

The US is planning to distribute plutonium left over from Cold War-era weapons to commercial nuclear developers as part of ...

Experts warn any new Iran deal must ban plutonium reprocessing and expose covert pathways to nuclear weapons, citing risks tied to Bushehr and Arak nuclear facilities.

A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare radioactive mineral called trinitite.

Nearly 80 years after the event, trinitite still has the power to amaze.

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 ...

A strange scarlet rock was created during the world's first nuclear explosion in 1945, and scientists have now uncovered what ...

Imagine a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, its surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more than "a ...