The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.

Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...

The U.S. government wants to select "disparate" locations where it could eventually make bomb-grade uranium again.

Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine, the war brought arrest, torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 ...

The Trump executive order notes that developing a missile defense system is part of a strategy of “peace through strength.” ...

A longstanding Sinophobia in the U.S. goes back to the 19th century, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the tax on Chinese miners during the Gold Rush, and ...

This year’s Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The ...

The diffusion of technology means U.S. military superiority must come not just from the weapons it has but also from how it ...

"The Reggane region, where the first French atmospheric nuclear tests were conducted in the 1960s in Southern Algeria, is located in one of the most active dust source regions responsible for ...

Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza. That's despite widespread international ...

In a new four-article series, The Independent reveals the details of Bel Trew’s special investigation into the desperate plight of hundreds – potentially thousands – of people with disabilities caught ...

Admiral Nakhimov will be returned to service so that Moscow can lay claim to operating the largest non-aircraft carrier ...