During the intense nuclear testing programs of the Cold War, the United States conducted an extraordinary series of ...

That was the moment when human beings first unleashed the power of the nucleus in an immense, blinding ball of fire above a ...

In 1954, scientists and military personnel gathered at Bikini Atoll to witness Castle Bravo, the first test in a major series of thermonuclear experiments conducted during the early Cold War. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bright, blinding light flashed above New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto desert at 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945. The thunderous roar ...

President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades. “We’ve halted many years ago, but with others doing testing I think it’s ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered officials to prepare proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear weapons testing in response to comments from President Donald Trump suggesting ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump's comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons upends decades of American policy in regards to the ...

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. On ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed Saturday the Kremlin is working on proposals for nuclear weapons testing following through on strongman Vladimir Putin’s orders, state media reported.

President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades. “We’ve halted many years ago, but with others doing testing I think it’s ...