When a nuclear bomb detonates you have just moments to do the right thing, if you haven't been vaporized immediately ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent Chinese military study reported on Sunday says using three precision-guided warheads is more effective at destroying ...

The question of how far is “safe” from a nuclear explosion doesn’t have a simple answer. It depends on the size of the bomb, whether it explodes in the air or on the ground, and where you are when it ...

A nuclear escalation in the Middle East would trigger a global catastrophe. Know the physics behind nuclear weapons, and the looming threat of a worldwide nuclear winter.

The 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is this week. It was the only time nuclear warheads were used during war. Here’s a look at the history and current U.S. stockpile.

On August 6, 1945, the sky above the Japanese city of Hiroshima opened. A blinding flash, then a deafening sonic boom. An entire city pulverized in seconds. Thus began the nuclear age. Today, 80 years ...

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will resume nuclear testing programs and Newsweek has mapped out what impact America’s highest-yield warhead deployed on a U.S. missile ...

Hydronuclear experiments, barred globally since the 1990s, may lie behind President Trump’s call last month for the United States to resume its testing of nuclear bombs. By William J. Broad President ...