On August 6, 1945, the atomic mission against Hiroshima began. The primary strike aircraft was the B-29 Enola Gay, piloted by Tibbets and carrying the Little Boy bomb. Capt. William “Deak” Parsons served as weaponeer and armed the bomb midflight, a risky procedure deemed necessary for safety.

A massive explosion rocked central Iran early Tuesday as a joint US-Israeli airstrike targeted a high-security weapons depot and nuclear hub in Isfahan.The attack which involved 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs sent a colossal fireball into

Imagine a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, its surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more than "a lot of people would die," you're not alone. "We live in ...

Forty years ago, the catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl sent plumes of radioactive waste into the atmosphere. Now, New Scientist has gained exclusive access to learn how vital work to decontaminate t

Right now, there are over 400 nuclear power plants operating in 20 countries. Could they be ticking time bombs? Possibly rendering their areas uninhabitable as a result of a nuclear explosion? What if all of these power plants exploded at the same time?

With the war in Iran re-igniting fears of WW3 and nuclear war, scientists have deciphered which states would suffer a "nuclear winter" in the event of a nuclear war. Experts have long warned that parts of the U.S. could be more susceptible to the effects ...

While it may sound like a bombastic action movie, many genuinely fear a potential nuclear war. Here's a possible Georgia target and supplies to pack.