The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the ...

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

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Negev Desert in southern Israel, prompting widespread speculation about a potential ...

In a particularly heated moment from his first term, Trump taunted North Korea’s Kim Jong Un — whose 2017 underground test is the last known example of explosive nuclear testing — for the relative ...

The 4 to 7 percent increase in background radiation poses problems for sensitive scientific instruments. Geiger counters, ...

In the face of such facts, Trump changed his story. He said that Russia and China are conducting secret nuclear tests and ...

A shallow 4.2-magnitude quake in Israel's Negev desert near Dimona has sparked chatter about a nuclear test. Dimona is where ...

Growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the 1950s and 60s, Mary Dickson was among the millions of American schoolchildren taught to “duck and cover” in the event of a nuclear war. “I just remember ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would revive nuclear weapons testing — which the U.S. has not done since 1992 — left experts, lawmakers and military personnel scratching their ...

President Trump’s call to resume nuclear tests was muddied this week when Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States would not resume explosive testing, which was last conducted in the 1990s ...