Nuclear weapons have shaped global politics for decades, but their destructive power is almost impossible to comprehend. From ...

May 5, 1955 - Behlen Manufacturing, headquartered in Columbus, Nebraska, built two frameless buildings for the Yucca Flat ...

Watch how the first atomic bomb test unfolded, as scientists pushed the limits of physics in a race to end the war. Behind the scenes, there were real fears that the explosion could trigger a chain ...

For the first time in decades, the number of nuclear warheads is on the rise. Nuclear testing is back on the table and global ...

When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop nuclear weapons.

Imagine a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, its surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more than "a ...

Iran cannot use 60% enriched uranium directly in its current form (UF₆, which is stored as a solid in cylinders but handled as a gas or liquid during processing) to build a gun-type nuclear bomb. It ...

Concrete crumbling like sand, their faces burning red from the radiation. Sky News speaks to Chernobyl workers who did ...

Sunday, April 26, marks the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power ...

On April 26, 1986, the explosion at Reactor No. 4 of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant forever changed the lives of millions ...