The W88, estimated to yield 455 kilotons of TNT explosives, is one of the most powerful nuclear warheads in the U.S. arsenal, and is carried on Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles ...

The simmering conflict between Iran and Israel has sparked fears of a potential global war, with concerns mounting over the ...

President Donald Trump announced he is ordering the U.S. to resume nuclear testing, leaving experts wondering what this would ...

Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably ...

When a nuclear bomb detonates, the devastation is immediate and terrifying. But outside the area of total destruction, the dangers don’t vanish—they change. In buildings that remain standing beyond ...

Trump's statement about nuclear testing came about 100 days before the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ...

Trump said the U.S. will test nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China. None of the three countries has ...

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.

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 ...

US President Donald Trump’s surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing provoked global criticism on Friday, as it ...