Opinion: If Berlin were to commit to a national nuclear weapons option, old resentments among Germany’s neighbors could ...

China has intentionally chosen to hide its nuclear doctrine as a core part of its strategy—exponentially increasing the risk ...

The Energy Department is the Wrong Place to Manage Our Nuclear Stockpile Introduction Nuclear deterrence is once again central to U.S. national security. The relative calm of the post-Cold War world ...

The 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is this week. It was the only time nuclear warheads were used during war. Here’s a look at the history and current U.S. stockpile.

Japan doesn’t seem likely to develop nuclear weapons in the short-term. However, the tensions that triggered this episode are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A subsurface atomic test near Yucca Flats, Nev., in March 1955. (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission via AP) (U.S. Atomic Energy ...

Alex Wellerstein joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about nuclear science. Which nations have nuclear bombs? Who decides who gets to have nuclear warheads and who doesn't? Why were ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing ...

Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear weapons ...