Even eighty years after the first nuclear bomb test, the consequences still haunt people all around the world. Radioactive fallout hasn’t just vanished; instead, it continues to affect the health of ...

“Nowhere is truly ‘safe’ from fallout and other consequences like contamination of food and water supplies and prolonged radiation exposure.” That is the assessment of John Erath, the Senior Policy ...

(Corrections & Clarifications: This story previously misstated how far nuclear fallout from the government's atomic tests reached. Fallout from the initial Trinity Test reached 46 of the 48 contiguous ...

A number of social media posts in August 2025 shared a story about the civilian aftermath of America's rush to create the atomic bomb in 1945. According to the posts, a group of 13-year-old girls was ...

Alex Partezana was a 22-year-old Marine in April 1953 when he received an unusual order: to observe nuclear weapons testing in the desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada. He still remembers the first blast ...

For better or worse, the U.S. nuclear arsenal is currently having a moment. First, "A House of Dynamite" became an instant No. 1 hit for Netflix shortly after its global streaming debut in October.

President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume testing of nuclear weapons last week has experts scratching their heads. What did he really mean – exploding a warhead or testing delivery ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — 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 ...