On July 16, 1945, the United States conducted the world’s first-ever nuclear test, known as the Trinity test, in the desert of New Mexico. This test marked a watershed moment in history, not only ...

As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout would travel away from inhabited parts of Nevada. But the explosion instead ...

Eighty years ago today, at 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945, in the state of New Mexico, a dreadful slice of history was made. The dawn calm was torn asunder as the United States Army detonated ...

Andrew Bustamante explains that his "stance" on the subject has been "fairly consistent", and believes there remains a ...

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MOSCOW -- A deadly explosion at a naval weapons testing range in northwestern Russia. A brief spike in radiation levels. An evacuation order issued, then rescinded, for a nearby village. Last week's ...

The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the likes of Russia and the United States, it’s a positive one.

While Chernobyl put thousands of lives in danger, nuclear energy is still the safest form of energy. In the United States, ...

Expert prepper shares five critical survival steps for nuclear attacks, from drop-and-cover techniques to decontamination ...

One expert says explosive nuclear testing would be 'alarming.' President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is ordering the United States to resume nuclear testing, leaving experts wondering ...

President Donald Trump has called for the United States to test its nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades. But Trump’s statements about testing — in particular, whether other nations are ...

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 ...