An explosion has been reported from Iran's nuclear and military base in Parchin region as United States mobilises forces in case it plans to attack Tehran.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Alex Wellerstein joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about nuclear science. Which nations have nuclear bombs? Who decides who gets to have nuclear warheads and who doesn't? Why were ...

A minute of silence was observed Saturday in Nagasaki, precisely at the time of the atomic bomb explosion dropped by a US bomber on the Japanese city 80 years ago, while the restored bell tower of the ...

LOS ALAMOS — A sphere of plutonium the size of a grapefruit contains enough energy to erase an entire city from existence. That single fact explains why nuclear weapons remain humanity’s most feared ...

Eighty years ago, the US government carried out one of world imperialism’s most horrific war crimes: the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The bombings, on August 6 and 9, 1945, ...