The Tsar Bomba's explosion was unparalleled in power. With a 50 megaton capacity, this nuclear test was estimated to be 3,800 ...

The blinding burst of light from a nuclear detonation follows, yet it quickly fades into an unexpectedly small mushroom cloud ...

A minute-by-minute guide on how to survive a nuclear bomb attack, and ways to be prepared for war.

The first atomic bomb was tested 80 years ago at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. However, most of us are not familiar with the Trinity Site simulation explosion weeks earlier on May 7, 1945. The ...

With New Mexico being the birthplace of the atomic bomb, it only makes sense that our state’s national labs are also responsible for monitoring other potential nuclear tests anywhere on the planet.

The U.S. all-star football game in the atomic ruins of Nagasaki--and why it matters today The second atomic bomb blast over Nagasaki in August 1945 has become known as "the forgotten bomb." Less than ...

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.

TOMORROW, 80 YEARS SINCE THE WORLD’S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DETONATED IN NEW MEXICO. CONSIDERED INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EFFORTS TO END WORLD WAR TWO, THE TRINITY TEST DEVASTATED LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

Say, for example, the Russians decided to launch a 200 kiloton RS-24 Yars at the fine city of Manchester and hit it dead on centre, according to Nukemap the initial fireball would have a radius of ...