Nuclear weapons have long captured the imagination and fear of humanity and resulted in several countries preparing for the worst. When first developed at the tail end of World War II, nuclear weapons ...

On July 16, 1945, scientists first unleashed the energy stored at the center of the atomic nucleus, causing a massive explosion in the New Mexican desert. That bomb’s successors would kill several ...

JTA has obtained a recording of one of the bomb threats made to a JCC on Jan. 18. (JTA) — On Tuesday, for the third time this month, a string of Jewish community centers across the country received ...

Think you know what an exploding nuclear bomb sounds like? Chances are, you’re wrong. The U.S. National Archives has digitized footage of an atomic blast which took place at Yucca Flat, Nev., on March ...