An explosion at a nuclear waste-management site at the Marcoule complex in southeastern France on Monday has killed at least one man, but safety officials say there was no leak of radioactive ...

The idea was to use nuclear detonations for large-scale earth-moving projects, such as creating ports, canals, and highways. One notable test was the 1962 “Sedan” shot, which created a massive ...

The moon could have been born from a blob of the Earth's mantle, blasted outward by the explosion of a runaway nuclear geo-reactor, a new study claims.

On July 16, 1945, the United States conducted the world’s first-ever nuclear test, known as the Trinity test, in the desert of New Mexico. This test marked a watershed moment in history, not ...

On 17 December, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Head of Russia’s nuclear troops, and his aide were killed in an explosion in Moscow.

According to the Reuters report, the bomber base in Engels, dating back to early Soviet times, hosts Russia's Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers, known unofficially as White Swans.