The military once considered using balloons as nuclear weapons systems

During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a ...
NBC New York

Which countries have nuclear weapons and how are they tested? What to know

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 bomb, but come as Washington's ...
The Economist

Donald Trump’s alarming muddle about nuclear-weapons testing

“A HOUSE of Dynamite”, Kathryn Bigelow’s film about a nuclear strike on America, explores the terror and uncertainty of a nuclear crisis. An intercontinental ...
Reuters

Nuclear testing: Why did it stop, why test and who has nuclear weapons?

Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with ...
ABC News

Experts warn of environmental and health risks as Trump orders nuclear testing

One expert says explosive nuclear testing would be 'alarming.' President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is ordering the United States to resume nuclear testing, leaving experts wondering ...
Yahoo

This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be visible in Earth's daytime skies

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The star system GK Persei, home of an infamous nova explosion, seen by the Chandra X-ray ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Post-truth disasters: We’re not ready for nuclear war on social media

On the evening of August 4, 2020, a massive explosion rocked the Port of Beirut in Lebanon. The explosion happened as hundreds of cameras were already pointed at a burning warehouse, in which more ...