J. Robert Oppenheimer’s warning on nuclear war gains relevance as Iran tensions rise, with global risks nearing historic ...

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.

The United States and Israel may have obstructed the path towards a future Iran-built nuclear bomb by severely damaging the ...

Atomic bomb survivors are seizing the moment ahead of a key United Nations conference on nuclear disarmament. They've taken part in a rally urging Japan to work harder for their ultimate goal: ...

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 ...

Whether it’s an act of war or terrorism, all that really matters in the moments after the blast is that there are ways to save yourself and your loved ones. Here’s what you can do to survive a nuclear ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Transported in the backseat of a blacked-out Plymouth sedan was the culmination of years of feverish work — a hefty plutonium core that would soon be used to trigger the world’s ...

As part of a continuing series, Talha Burki looks at the issues at the core of medicine in nuclear power plants.

When the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the devastation seemed unimaginable. Yet, against all odds, ...

President Donald Trump has called for the United States to test its nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades. But Trump’s statements about testing — in particular, whether other nations are ...