As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout ...
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Why the world’s most powerful nuclear bomb was never meant to be used
The Soviet Union built the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, but just before its test, engineers deliberately reduced ...
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he expects U.S. nuclear-weapons testing sought by President Donald Trump to stop short of actual atomic bomb explosions for now. “I think the tests we’re ...
In 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the most powerful nuclear weapon ever built. Known as Tsar Bomba, the explosion was over ...
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Good news: World records longest ever lull in nuclear tests. Bad news: It’s on shaky ground
The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the ...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the weapons testing that President Trump ordered last week will not include nuclear explosions. “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are ...
Alex Wellerstein joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about nuclear science. Which nations have nuclear bombs? Who decides who gets to have nuclear warheads and who doesn't? Why were ...
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
Russia and the US threatened to resume nuclear testing after several decades. Here is why it matters
VIENNA (AP) — The United States and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and jeopardizing a global norm against such tests. Experts say ...
President Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to resume testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China on Thursday, a practice halted by the U.S. in 1992. The announcement ...
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National ...
VIENNA (AP) — The United States and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and jeopardizing a global norm against such tests. Experts say ...
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