Jay Cowan still worries about the Rulison blast’s proximity to the Colorado River and expresses disbelief at the 107 days that radioactive gas was burned in order to test whether the radionuclides ...

To highlight the significance of the event U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was on hand to accompany the reactor to its destination.

The Rulison test — conducted at a depth of 8,425 feet — was the deepest subterranean nuclear-bomb detonation conducted in U.S. history.

To protect Allied astronauts and spacecraft, U.S. commanders need to stage a preemptive strike on Russia’s atomic-armed ASAT missile before it can be launched into orbit.

The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing ...

It remains to be seen whether the three big nuclear powers are headed into a new arms race, or whether President Trump is trying to spur negotiations on a new accord now that a last Cold War treaty ...

As the United States and Russia signal a return to nuclear testing, Australia’s remote monitoring station plays a crucial ...

Satellite images reveal activity at two Iranian nuclear sites, suggesting that Tehran may be obscuring its efforts to salvage ...

In the early morning on January 26, 2001 a massive earthquake struck western India, decimating the densely populated state of Gujarat. Houses and workplaces crumbled, infrastructure collapsed, and ...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/how-press-reported-atomic-bomb/ The New York Times proudly touted its exclusive coverage of the atomic bomb ...

On Nov. 23, 1976, the Spokane Police Department received a note, handwritten by some person or group calling themselves “Omega” and addressed simply to the “Citizens of Spokane.” Omega claimed they’d ...

U.S. President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping. China's nuclear expansion is on a trajectory to soon rival America's arsenal, the authors of this op-ed write. (AP/Shutterstock) In ...