How To Shelter From a Nuclear Explosion
Simulations reveal the destructive power of blast waves and the best places to take shelter. A nuclear explosion is a catastrophic event with no safe…
Nuclear Weapons News
War in Ukraine: What Are Tactical Nuclear Weapons? An International Security Expert Explains
As Russia has suffered unexpected battlefield losses in eastern Ukraine, Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage. Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened that…
New Research Reveals How Nuclear War Would Affect Earth Today
The threat of nuclear warfare is back to the forefront following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But how would modern nuclear weapon detonations impact the world…
Would Putin Use Nuclear Weapons if the Ukraine Conflict Escalates? An Arms Control Expert Explains
The prospect of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the United States seemed, until recently, to have ended with the Cold War. Threats by Russian…
Closest Ever to Apocalypse: Doomsday Clock Remains at 100 Seconds to Midnight
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists warn of lack of progress on climate, nuclear weapons. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on January 20 that…
Unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Launched From Vandenberg Space Force Base
A team from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) successfully collected data from the recent operational test of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman…
Investigating the Origin of Uranium Cubes From Nazi Germany’s Failed WWII Nuclear Program
During World War II, Nazi Germany and the U.S. were racing to develop nuclear technology. Before Germany could succeed, Allied forces disrupted the program and confiscated…
New Look at Nuclear Weapon Effects for Near-Surface Detonations
A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team has taken a closer look at how nuclear weapon blasts close to the Earth’s surface create complications in…
