The first atomic bomb was tested that morning, the result of the U.S. Manhattan Project to develop the ultimate weapon. Just ...

It was 80 years ago on July 16 that a mysterious flash of light and a massive explosion rumbled in the New Mexico desert.

And in 1953 the Pentagon adopted the Nuremberg Code for its defensive studies of atomic, biological and chemical warfare. They were the first and only US government agency to adopt the code word for ...

July 16 marks the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test, meaning the birth of the atomic bomb. Two organizations commemorate ...

Cancer victims who were exposed to radiation from Cold War bomb tests at Amchitka have more time to apply for compensation.

At a summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron also announced a “one in, one out” pilot ...

Japan is the one place in the world that has felt, and personally mourned, the staggering damage of nuclear warfare. The ...

A provision shepherded by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley allows Missouri residents affected by nuclear waste contamination to seek ...

While most of the tests covered by the act were conducted in Nevada, the program also covers health damages from underground ...

The IAEA had assessed that Iran has enriched uranium close to bomb-grade levels, although Iran says its program is for ...

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” Daniel Holz from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists discusses why the hands of the ...