For seven decades, the British veterans of the Christmas Island nuclear tests have been waiting for compensation – or an ...

The double flash could have been a nuclear explosion of two to three kilotonnes - equivalent to 2-3,000 tonnes of TNT.

Hispanic and Native American victims of the world's first atomic test will press House members next week for compensation for ...

We can’t simply label the explosions of beepers in Lebanon as "cyberattacks." Various horrifying scenarios will undoubtedly ...

Even 20 miles away, the heat from the explosion could be enough to burn people and ignite fires. Both atomic and hydrogen ...

They are considered the most destructive weapons in the world - their explosions are so ... That's also why a nuclear bomb is sometimes called an atomic bomb. Nuclear weapons release huge amounts ...

Photographers and reporters observe atomic explosion in the distance ... cameramen were there to witness the detonation of a nuclear bomb on United States soil. Such tests had been in operation ...

The decommissioned Cold War bunker is going under the hammer as a unique living space, though any potential occupants will ...

One of the first offshoots of Plowshare was Project Chariot, a plan by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to use nuclear explosions to ... 100-kiloton thermonuclear bombs to excavate the entrance ...

The explosion and resulting fires killed half of ... s Peace Park as a symbol of peace and friendship. Nagasaki also has an Atomic Bomb Museum dedicated to teaching about the nuclear attack. Today ...

Photo: Atomic bomb test explosion in Alamagordo ... introducing the term "nuclear fission." Using Bohr's liquid drop model of the nucleus, they suggested that when split, both halves of the ...

But it still pales in comparison to the largest man-made explosion ever on ... up the world's first hydrogen bomb - a far more powerful nuclear device than atomic bombs. Codenamed Ivy Mike ...