The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.

Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...

The U.S. government wants to select "disparate" locations where it could eventually make bomb-grade uranium again.

A longstanding Sinophobia in the U.S. goes back to the 19th century, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the tax on Chinese miners during the Gold Rush, and ...

"You know what? The Moon's big enough that we can nuke it and land on it at the same time, so let's give this a shot." In 1958, the U.S. government plotted to show up the Soviets in the Space Race — ...

During the Cold War, the term strategic forces referred to nuclear weapons deployed on strategic delivery systems: ...

Trump has sought a nuclear deal with Russia and China for years. He could get one this time—but only if he does it the right ...

Instead, Trump’s order demands the deployment of “space-based interceptors” — a web of satellites, some equipped with lasers. It then calls for the development of another layer of lower-altitude ...

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely," state media reported on Wednesday, days after United States President Donald Trump said he ...

In the 1950s, nuclear weapons were regularly detonated aboveground to see what the effects would be on people and buildings Nuclear testing seems like a Cold War relic, but there are signs the ...

In the 1950s, nuclear weapons were regularly detonated aboveground to see what the effects would be on people and buildings Nuclear testing seems like a Cold War relic, but there are signs the world's ...