Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.

This op-ed's authors argue that the president's nuclear testing comments were correct, considering America's aging arsenal ...

President Donald Trump has called on US military leaders to resume testing nuclear weapons in order to keep pace with other countries such as Russia and China. "Because of other countries testing ...

The United States, China and Russia have all recently expanded their underground nuclear bomb test sites, a development that concerns nonproliferation experts who fear a new global arms race.

Trump wrote that he had instructed the Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with China and Russia. But those instructions may have been sent to the wrong department.

President Donald Trump has announced the US will start testing nuclear weapons in what could be a radical shift in his nation's policy. "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed ...

Atom bomb testing veterans have welcomed the Government’s announcement of a medal recognising their service after “70 years of denial”. An estimated 22,000 veterans and civilians will be eligible for ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had directed the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, triggering uncertainty over the decades-old US ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The next-generation L-39 successfully passed weapons tests with missiles and bombs that included three different phases. Aero Vodochody has successfully conducted primary weapons testing with its ...

When 18-year-old John Morris stood for the first time on the Pacific’s Christmas Island in 1956, he had no idea that the destructive forces of nature he would witness, harnessed for military power, ...