Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.

During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a ...

Tensions are growing in east Asia. The threat of a Chinese attack on Taiwan persists and, in recent weeks, North Korea has been testing its long-range missile capabilities. Russia’s reorientation of ...

In 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the largest nuclear weapon ever built, a test so powerful it sent shockwaves around the ...

A shallow 4.2-magnitude quake in Israel's Negev desert near Dimona has sparked chatter about a nuclear test. Dimona is where ...

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake reported in southern Israel on Thursday (January 15) led to alerts in the Dead Sea and southern ...

The earthquake measured 4.2 on the Richter scale. Its intensity and short duration immediately drew attention because it ...

Analysts say Nicolas Maduro’s capture by US is reinforcing Pyongyang’s belief that ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons are ...

Discover what makes a real spy at the Nuclear Museum's three-day event featuring CIA insights, spy games and a special ...

The Soviet Union built the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, but just before its test, engineers deliberately reduced ...

Trump’s actions in Venezuela and Xi’s machinations around Taiwan are creating the optimum conditions for horizontal nuclear ...

Pakistan’s nuclear programme, from its inception in the 1970s, was fundamentally shaped by theft, deception, and systematic proliferation, involving not only individual scientists but also the country ...