When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop nuclear weapons.

Imagine a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, its surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more than "a ...

Forty years ago, the catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl sent plumes of radioactive waste into the atmosphere. Now, New Scientist has gained exclusive access to learn how vital work to decontaminate t ...

A massive explosion rocked central Iran early Tuesday as a joint US-Israeli airstrike targeted a high-security weapons depot ...

Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so ...

On August 6, 1945, the atomic mission against Hiroshima began. The primary strike aircraft was the B-29 Enola Gay, piloted by ...

With the war in Iran re-igniting fears of WW3 and nuclear war, scientists have deciphered which states would suffer a "nuclear winter" in the event of a nuclear war. Experts have long warned that ...

A poll shows many Americans fear nuclear war. See the US cities and military sites identified as potential targets.

Nuclear weapons drastically changed warfare. Learn about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII the only ...

One diver off the coast of British Columbia was finishing his day when he thought he saw a UFO in the Pacific Ocean - but the object’s true nature was far worse than he could have imagined. As the ...

While it may sound like a bombastic action movie, many genuinely fear a potential nuclear war. Here's a possible Georgia ...