Nuclear Weapons

Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.

The world is closer to catastrophe than it ever has been, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday. The group's experts called out Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other threats.

For the past two years, the Doomsday Clock has been set to 100 seconds before midnight.

The Speaker of the House told colleagues she had spoken with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about keeping the nuclear codes from an "unhinged President."

When I was ten years old, nuclear war seemed a real possibility. I knew U.S. relations with the Soviet Union were fraught through occasional glimpses of…

From Texas Standard . The University of Texas System is looking to add a new campus – in New Mexico. Earlier this week, the Board of Regents narrowly...

Texas is the home of the Pantex Facility in Amarillo, an important part of the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons complex.The Pantex Plant is the…

The U.S. conducted hundreds of atmospheric nuclear tests between 1945 and 1962 — and filmed them. A project to digitize those films has changed the analysis of the nuclear explosions themselves.

Members of the UN Security Council "will begin to work immediately" on new measures to punish North Korea, the group said Wednesday.

Sen. John Cornyn said he still sees "red flags" regarding the deal that was signed this past weekend that allows Iran to continue to enrich uranium…