North Korea's unhinged despot was pictured inspecting an apparent underwater nuclear sub after he promised to strengthen his ...

As tensions rise once again between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan, one of the most alarming aspects of this escalation is not just the provocative rhetoric from political actors, but the ...

A new global coalition seizes the moment to campaign for a halt and reversal of the nuclear arms race. The risk of nuclear war is greater now than in decades—and rising. Russia is upgrading its ...

It would be a-crop-alyptic. Amid rising tensions around the world, Penn State University scientists have revealed what the fallout would be from a nuclear war — with an unfathomable famine, mass ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “At the end of the Cold War, global powers reached the consensus that the world would be better off with fewer ...

When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New Mexico desert recognized they were playing with fire. Physicist Enrico Fermi ...

Recent conflicts in Europe and the Middle East have reignited fears about the use of nuclear weapons. What would a nuclear conflict do to the planet’s environment today? In a new congressionally ...

Mr. Hennigan writes about national security for Opinion. After four days of exchanging airstrikes and drone attacks on military infrastructure brought India and Pakistan to the precipice of war, these ...

A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the potential environmental, social, and economic effects that could unfold over the ...

The American president has the sole authority to order a nuclear strike, even if every adviser in the room is against it. June 18, 2025 at 7:45 a.m. EDTJust now Three minutes, a football and a biscuit ...