In its 2023 national defense policy, China renewed its longstanding pledge that it would not be the first to use nuclear ...

Human judgement remains central to the launch of nuclear weapons. But experts say it’s a matter of when, not if, artificial ...

People who got sick from exposure to radiation during the United States’ development and testing of nuclear weapons can now ...

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea ...

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, remains a pivotal and controversial event in modern history. Beyond its ...

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the eve of a summit with U.S. Donald Trump that ...

Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.

Each Aug. 9 a peace ceremony is held in Richland, Wash., to mark the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, using plutonium ...

A nuclear weapon doesn’t need to be used in war to have lasting impact. More than 2,000 such weapons were tested during the 20th century, spreading fallout that still affects human beings ...

Though we fortunately haven't seen any examples in the wild yet, many academic studies have demonstrated it may be possible ...

In the call, according to two U.S. officials, General Gerasimov outlined a use of nuclear weapons consistent with Washington’s understanding of Russia’s nuclear doctrine.

The U.S., on the other hand, has 6,450 nuclear weapons (1,750 deployed, 2,050 stored and 2,650 retired). Statista puts the Russian arsenal at 5,997 nuclear warheads as of January 2022 and the U.S ...