Russia, US threatened to resume nuclear testing after decades. Here's why it matters

The U.S. and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and ...

The Forgotten Nuclear Weapon Tests That Trump May Seek to Revive

Hydronuclear experiments, barred globally since the 1990s, may lie behind President Trump’s call last month for the United ...

'We thought it was the end of the world': How the US dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966

After two planes collided, three hydrogen bombs hit a Spanish village, and one fell into the sea nearby. Two years later, ...
East Bay Times

Here’s how big our nuclear arsenal is 80 years after the first atomic bomb

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.

Horrifying number of people who could die if nuclear attack launched on UK

The UK is at risk of a nuclear attack as the US is set to house nuclear weapons in Suffolk, England, which would make the ...
The Hill

Trump’s nuclear weapons testing plans won’t include explosions, Energy secretary says

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday. It was ...

China is building a nuclear-blast-proof floating island: What it means for world and why its location matters

While China insists the facility is intended for scientific research, its scale, resilience, and location suggest it could also strengthen China’s strategic control over contested maritime areas.
Science News

If another country tested nuclear weapons, here’s how we’d know

President Donald Trump has called for the United States to test its nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades. But Trump’s statements about testing — in particular, whether other nations are ...