There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because ...

For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces on Earth. The New START treaty expired on Feb. 5, 2026, ending the last ...

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 152. CIA analysts gathered around U-2 spy plane photographs taken of Cuban military facilities. With horror, they realised they had just ...

Imagine a scenario where nuclear weapons knowledge appears thousands of years before modern civilization. Teaching prehistoric humans the basics of uranium enrichment, nuclear fission, and ...

The longstanding independence of France’s ‘force de frappe’ may stand in the way of successful co-ordination with allies ...

US intelligence agencies believe that China is developing a new generation of nuclear weapons and has conducted at least one covert explosive test in recent years as part of a broader push to ...

The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A subsurface atomic test near Yucca Flats, Nev., in March 1955. (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission via AP) (U.S. Atomic Energy ...