Nuclear weapons tests are among the most violent events humans can trigger, and that violence leaves fingerprints in the Earth, sea, air, and even in orbit. The physics of shock waves, sound, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sub-surface atomic test is seen at the Nevada test site on March 23, 1955. - US Atomic Energy Commission/AP This was a big week ...

Discussing nuclear weapons earlier this month, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the nation “is committed to peaceful development, follows a policy of ‘no first use’ of nuclear ...

VIENNA (AP) — The United States and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and jeopardizing a global norm against such tests. Experts say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS — Lemeyo Abon learned about snow from the movies played on projectors by visiting American sailors. But ...

Donald Trump’s command for the United States to resume nuclear weapons testing will not include explosive tests, for now, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Wright, whose agency oversees the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday. It was ...

A Pakistani official told CBS News that the country "will not be the first to resume nuclear tests" in response to President Trump's assertion in an interview with 60 Minutes that the country has ...

China's Foreign Ministry responded on Monday to President Trump's assertion that Beijing has conducted clandestine nuclear weapons testing with a flat denial. "China's testing 'em too," Mr. Trump told ...

Discussing nuclear weapons earlier this month, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the nation “is committed to peaceful development, follows a policy of ‘no first use’ of nuclear ...