It’s been 80 years since a nuclear bomb was last used in war, but these weapons continue to haunt us due to their frightening destructive capabilities.

A secret detachment of military photographers documented America’s bomb tests.

A chilling map developed by nuclearsecrecy.com reveals the catastrophic impact a nuclear bomb detonated in New York City ...

As a comparison, "Little Boy"—the nuclear bomb that the United States dropped on Hiroshima during WWII—had a blast yield of around 15 kilotons of TNT, which is around 3,300 times less powerful.

When a nuclear bomb goes off, the blast is only the beginning. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Live ... The underwater Baker nuclear explosion on July 25, 1946, ...

Next month it will have been 80 years since the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastated by nuclear attacks. More than 200,000 people – mostly citizens – would die by the year ...

Maps Show New Nuclear Bomb Blast Compared to Old Model. Published Nov 02, 2023 at 4:55 PM EDT Updated Nov 05, 2023 at 12:44 PM EST. By . Aila Slisco is a Newsweek night reporter based in New York.

Your tax dollars are being spent to build seven new nuclear weapons programs simultaneously. But there’s time for public ...

A terrorist-built nuclear bomb detonated in Times Square would injure 300,000 people and kill 250,000 — 20 times more deaths than in any natural disaster or act of terrorism in America’s history.

The team simulated a nuclear explosion from a 750-kiloton atomic bomb. For reference, the bombs the US dropped at Hiroshima was 15 kilotons and at Nagasaki was 25 kilotons.

Actions immediately following a nuclear bomb blast amid fallout could help you survive. Nuclear weapons remain an ever-present threat. To date, only the US has ever dropped nuclear bombs on a ...

Within a 6-kilometer radius of a 1 megaton bomb, blast waves would produce 180 metric tons of force on the walls of all two-story buildings, and wind speeds of 255 kilometers/hour (158 mph).