Since WWII, there has been a debate about how best to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. Has military force or diplomacy ...

The electromagnetic pulses (EMP) from nuclear explosions and lightning are non-stationary and nonlinear. To effectively identify nuclear explosion EMP (NEMP) and lightning EMP (LEMP), we propose a ...

In other cases, another member of the system will go on to form a second white dwarf. If gravitational instabilities bring ...

The "Fat Man" atomic bomb, dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, remains one of the most significant and terrifying examples of the destructive power of nuclear weapons. In this video, we ...

Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using ...

Radiation emergencies include a nuclear detonation for explosion, an accident at a nuclear power plant, a transportation accident involving a shipment of radioactive materials or an occupational ...

In principle a nuclear explosion can happen after forming a critical mass of radioactive material, after which no further action is needed other than to watch the nuclear reaction, however getting ...

What else should you know/do in the case of a nuclear emergency? There are various types of radiation emergencies and they can differ in how much damage they cause and how they may harm the public.

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, signalling an unprecedented threat of global catastrophe.

The 12-bomb US strike on Iran's Fordow complex has “very likely” demolished the nuclear site beyond repair, military experts have told The National. Suggestions have surfaced that Israeli intelligence ...

If the U.S. does drop a powerful "bunker buster" bomb on a suspected underground nuclear weapons site in Iran, experts in radiation hazards say there is little risk of widespread contamination.