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

Nuclear weapons tests are among the most violent events humans can trigger, and that violence leaves fingerprints in the ...

And, well, they were slow and easily shot down, by air or by ground forces.

On February 5, a treaty capping the numbers of deployed Russian and US nuclear warheads will expire, marking the first time ...

Russia launched an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, as part of a large ...

Rising threats are prompting some politicians in Japan, the only nation attacked with nuclear weapons, to reconsider its ...

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that it had struck western Ukraine with a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ...

On the Wednesday, January 7, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: “The Nuclear Sponge” is a five-part project by USA TODAY ...

Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to ‘take concrete and strong measures’ ...

The Nuclear Age will appeal to a broad audience, both newcomers to the topic and those who are conversant but not academic ...

China has intentionally chosen to hide its nuclear doctrine as a core part of its strategy—exponentially increasing the risk of a nuclear catastrophe.

How to build a nuke and what you can do about it. June 28, 2010— -- Nuclear weapons have been making a lot of noise lately. Whether it's a new START agreement, a United Nations summit or a ...