France is preparing to expand its nuclear arsenal and potentially deploy nuclear-capable fighter jets across Europe, raising ...

AI robot hand presses red nuclear button A team of dozens of scientists has identified 17 major global threats, warning that ...

During the Cold War, Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov faced a dangerous decision when military computers reported five ...

Since the IAEA’s last International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) in 2020, the world has experienced momentous ...

In 1984, HBO debuted the made-for-TV film Countdown to Looking Glass. Now, 38 years later, renewed tensions between the United States and Iran — including threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the event of a nuclear war, ever wonder where you'd be and what your chances of survival would be?" Well, a map showing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran continue and Mideast tensions escalate, theoretical maps show the potential catastrophic impact ...

Editor’s note: This is part of the “Nuclear winter: Why study it now?” series. Earth scientists Brian Toon and Alan Robock discuss their latest book on nuclear winter, “Earth in Flames” (Oxford ...

Trump recently floated the idea of a “small” attack, with the Iranians responding symbolically by striking an empty U.S. base. But Tehran refused and made clear that any attack would be responded to ...

Sandia’s pulsed-power giant studies nuclear effects, cosmic conditions and the future of commercial fusion energy.

The first atomic bomb is detonated near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945. The successful test paved the way for the ...