On July 16, 1945, the United States conducted the world’s first-ever nuclear test, known as the Trinity test, in the desert of New Mexico. This test marked a watershed moment in history, not only ...

Eighty years ago today, at 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945, in the state of New Mexico, a dreadful slice of history was made. The dawn calm was torn asunder as the United States Army detonated ...

MOSCOW -- A deadly explosion at a naval weapons testing range in northwestern Russia. A brief spike in radiation levels. An evacuation order issued, then rescinded, for a nearby village. Last week's ...

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President Donald Trump has called for the United States to test its nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades. But Trump’s statements about testing — in particular, whether other nations are ...

One expert says explosive nuclear testing would be 'alarming.' President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is ordering the United States to resume nuclear testing, leaving experts wondering ...

If all workers do in fact leave the plant, the nuclear fuel in all three reactors is likely to melt down, which would lead to wholesale releases of radioactive material — by far the largest accident ...

Work is ongoing to find the cause of a gas explosion that rocked an outbuilding of the Quad Cities nuclear power plant early on 27 October. Owner Exelon said in an emailed statement that the plant's ...