The Rulison test — conducted at a depth of 8,425 feet — was the deepest subterranean nuclear-bomb detonation conducted in U.S. history.

A bomb cyclone is bringing blizzard conditions and heavy snow to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the Great Lakes region. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to cause dangerous travel conditions, ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers cautioned against ushering in a nuclear arms race in the Middle East after the United States and Saudi Arabia said they signed an initial agreement on ...

Alex Partezana was a 22-year-old Marine in April 1953 when he received an unusual order: to observe nuclear weapons testing in the desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada. He still remembers the first blast ...

Experts warn that resumption of full nuclear weapons tests is unnecessary and would undermine the United States' efforts to discourage other nations from testing their own nukes. (Tech. Sgt. Draeke ...

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will resume nuclear testing programs and Newsweek has mapped out what impact America’s highest-yield warhead deployed on a U.S. missile ...

Dan is an assistant managing editor at Raw Story based in Colorado, producing and editing breaking political news. Dan previously worked as a news associate at The Associated Press in Philadelphia, ...

A uranium enrichment facility at an unspecified site in Iran. (Tasnim) Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri, the president of Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University and one of the Islamic Republic’s prominent nuclear ...

The workings of history often seem inevitable: Bygone decisions appear inescapable, and the viability of alternate pathways easily discounted. Recent history is, however, recent—important moments not ...

When you think about Tybee Island, a few things may come to mind first: maybe its beautiful beaches, its propensity for quirkiness, or the iconic figure of the Tybee Island Light Station. But also ...

Oct. 1 (UPI) --Chinese military researchers recently reported that multiple nuclear strikes on a single target will produce greater damage than a single blast from a larger warhead to destroy hard ...

Ray Takeyh is the Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. On Sunday, the United Nations announced that it had reimposed so-called snapback sanctions ...