If a global nuclear war broke out scientists know what sort of impact it would have, the consequences are understandably ...

We know that an all-out U.S.-Russia nuclear war would be bad. But how bad, exactly? How do your chances of surviving the ...

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Iran expert Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group about Iran's nuclear capabilities before and after U.S. and Israeli attacks.

A chilling Cold War-era map reveals the devastating consequences of a nuclear attack on American territory, projecting that up to 75% of residents in the most severely affected areas could perish.

The threat of nuclear war has reached its highest in decades following an intense break out of conflict in the Middle East. US-Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered retaliatory strikes across many ...

Iranians cowered under the barrage as Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, said the U.S. aimed to wipe out Iran’s ...

United States and Israel launch fresh strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, marking a dangerous new phase in the ongoing ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and ...

There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was opened for signature on July 1 ...

The 1966 mid-air collision of a US bomber carrying H-bombs over Spain sparked a race against time to recover and contain ...