DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Explosions boomed Monday night in Qatar, home to a major U.S. air base, shortly after its airspace was closed due to Iranian threats of retaliation after American ...

The 16-kiloton bomb dropped on Hiroshima at 8:15 am by a US B-29 bomber was codenamed “Little Boy” by the Americans. It exploded about 600 meters above the Shima Hospital in the downtown area of ...

The hydrogen bomb, unlike the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima, generates energy through fusion by fusing isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium. This fusion process requires extremely high ...

A nuclear renaissance could lead to a population explosion, according to new research published today concluding that nuclear workers' lives are being enriched to a greater degree by fertile ...

Soaring demand for electricity will drive a $350 billion nuclear spending boom in the US, boosting output from reactors by 63% by 2050, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. The key driver is ...