A pivotal scene in the explosive hit biopic and Best Picture winner, "Oppenheimer," involves America's top scientists discussing whether or not to develop an even more potent nuclear weapon — the ...

For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces ...

US intelligence agencies believe that China is developing a new generation of nuclear weapons and has conducted at least one covert explosive test in recent years as part of a broader push to ...

The U.S. can restore nuclear capability to the entire B-52 bomber fleet, according to ...

The United States Air Force maintains a small, tightly controlled fleet of aircraft certified to deliver nuclear weapons, and ...

THE FIRST NUCLEAR reactor on earth went critical 2 billion years ago in western Africa when groundwater seeped into a rich vein of uranium ore. It controlled itself elegantly, its water moderator ...

A top arms diplomat at the State Department recently laid out what might come next as Washington upends decades of federal policies on nuclear proliferation.

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 ...

Kathryn Bigelow is no stranger to tense, realistic, political thrillers. Her 2008 film, The Hurt Locker, is a dark exploration of the psychology of bomb-disarming soldiers during the Iraq War. The ...