When people think of the nuclear arms race, they typically picture mushroom clouds, ballistic missiles, and world leaders ...

During the height of the Cold War, the United States faced a growing concern beyond enemy attack: the possibility of an accidental nuclear detonation caused by crashes, fires, or mechanical failures ...

At least 127 earthquakes have been recorded in a highly restricted region of central Nevada that contains several major US military and nuclear-related facilities. The seismic activity began on ...

As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas highlights Nevada’s central role in Cold War nuclear testing.

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - A senior State Department official on Tuesday said the U.S. still is assessing how to implement President Donald Trump's order to resume U.S. nuclear weapons tests, ...

A recently uncovered British government paper provides evidence of a 70-year official cover-up of the consequences of the United Kingdom’s thermonuclear tests in the Pacific after World War II. London ...