The simmering conflict between Iran and Israel has sparked fears of a potential global war, with concerns mounting over the ...

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An explosion in rural Tennessee leveled an explosives plant, killing 16 people, on Oct. 10. The cause of the blast at ...

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The blast Friday was reported at Accurate Energetic Systems near McEwen, Tennessee, around 7:45 a.m., leaving behind only ...

A minute-by-minute guide on how to survive a nuclear bomb attack, and ways to be prepared for war.

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With New Mexico being the birthplace of the atomic bomb, it only makes sense that our state’s national labs are also ...

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 ...

The front page of the Parkersburg News from Aug. 15, 1945. (Archive Image) Eighty years ago last week our country did something that had never been done before or since. They exploded an “atom bomb” ...

When you think about Tybee Island, a few things may come to mind first: maybe its beautiful beaches, its propensity for quirkiness, or the iconic figure of the Tybee Island Light Station. But also ...