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 ...

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 ...

Beyond roughly 4 to 5 kilometres, the immediate blast effects weaken significantly. Windows may shatter and some buildings may be damaged, but the chances of surviving the initial explosion improve ...

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

GENEVA — A U.S. official focusing on arms control on Monday provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago and urged countries to press ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 1960s monitoring post at Scarborough Castle would have housed volunteers in the event of war.

The United States is ready to carry out low-yield nuclear tests to match alleged secret explosions by China and Russia, ending a decades-old moratorium, a senior official said Tuesday. New START, the ...