A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

As Iran’s nuclear program advances, the critical question of whether Tehran would need to conduct nuclear tests to ensure its weapons are effective looms over the consciousness of the international ...

The Tsar Bomba's explosion was unparalleled in power. With a 50 megaton capacity, this nuclear test was estimated to be 3,800 times the strength of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. And although short video ...

PROMONTORY, Utah (AP) — An explosion at Northrop Grumman’s remote rocket testing site in northern Utah destroyed a building Wednesday. Officers found no injuries or fatalities in their initial ...

Imagine the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 and then multiply it by 670,000 times. Terrifying doesn't really ...

Instead, it has put its faith in a handful of top-notch science facilities like Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) ...

The development of a nuclear bomb that would be 24 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II is "significantly ahead of schedule," according to U.S ...

Approximately 180 of the National Nuclear Security Administration's 2,000 federal employees have departed since January, and more cuts are likely on the way. Senators pressed Williams over whether ...

President Donald Trump revealed Monday that the United States is in "direct talks" with Iran over its nuclear program and ...

Two years after the terrifying accident, BBC reporter Chris Brasher went to find what happened when the US lost a hydrogen bomb. On 7 April 1966, almost 60 years ago this week, a missing nuclear ...