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Nuclear weapons are often discussed in abstractions, as if they were just another line item in a defense budget or a bargaining chip in diplomacy. The brutal truth is that they are engineered ...

Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe. By William J. Broad President ...

Demonstrators hold a mass meeting at Swaffham, Norfolk, England on Dec. 6, 1958, in protest against the setting up of missile bases in Britain. The banner appearing above crowd reads, people of every ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Nuclear Sponge is a five-part explanatory project by USA TODAY that aims to inform readers about the strategic debate and ...

A website that lets users simulate a nuclear attack has seen an uptick in users amid the ongoing war with Iran.

President Donald Trump's comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons upends decades of American policy in regards to the bomb, but come as Washington's ...

It goes back far enough that militaries have developed weapons intended to overwhelm enemies and shift the balance of power on the battlefield.

Potential U.S. adversaries worldwide are using intentionally hardened facilities to conceal and protect their leaders, military and industrial personnel, weapons, equipment, and other assets and ...