The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the likes of Russia and the United States, it’s a positive one.

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

Danny Kemp with Sebastian Smith in Washington AFP Oct 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2025 Updated Nov 1, 2025 President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that he wants testing of US nuclear weapons, but again failed ...

America’s last nuclear detonation was nothing special. Smaller than the bomb that killed 73,000 people in Nagasaki, it exploded 1,397 feet below the Nevada desert. It shook the ground, created a ...

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Negev Desert in southern Israel, prompting widespread speculation about a potential ...

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media site, that he had instructed the Department of War (formerly the Defense Department) to return to “nuclear testing” — although it’s ...

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 Soviet Union built the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, but just before its test, engineers deliberately reduced ...

President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume a nuclear testing program that was shuttered during the George HW Bush administration would require spending astronomical amounts of money ...