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 ...

UN agency says Chornobyl nuclear plant's protective shield damaged

A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 ...

Russian army disaster as botched 'nuclear' missile test explodes into purple smoke

A Russian missile exploded at a military base, sending plumes of purple smoke skywards, according to local residents. It is ...

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, ...

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.
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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 ...