THE ENGLISH PATIENT — For conservatives, there is a new model of what can happen if things go terribly wrong in America. The nightmare is not that the United States could end up like Russia or China ...

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 ...

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WASHINGTON − The agency responsible for building, maintaining, and storing America's nuclear weapons faces an internal review of its costly effort to reestablish mass production of nuclear warhead ...

The United States has observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear explosive testing since 1992, although it has maintained the ability to resume these tests at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).

Beijing — China said Wednesday that it would not participate in denuclearization talks with the United States and Russia, after President Trump said he hoped to include Beijing in negotiations. Mr.

Iran halted cooperation with the agency last month, as experts warned that Tehran might revive efforts to build a nuclear bomb. By Erika Solomon and Julian E. Barnes The United Nations’ nuclear ...

Charles Oppenheimer knows his family name comes with a heavy responsibility. He's the grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led the Manhattan Project, becoming the father of the atomic ...

In the 1950s, the United States military wasn’t satisfied with nuclear bombs alone — they wanted nuclear artillery. This documentary tells the story of the M65 cannon and America’s attempt to create a ...

In 1966, a U.S. bomber collided midair over Spain, dropping four hydrogen bombs in the village of Palomares. This video uncovers the story of Operation Chrome Dome and how the world nearly faced ...

In Japan and South Korea there is deepening concern over the reliability of long-time American security guarantees – whether the U.S. will come to their aid in the event of a war. This has been ...