A powerful American bunker-busting bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying Iran's deeply buried nuclear facilities, making it President Donald Trump's weapon of choice if he chooses to ...

Nuclear weapons have shaped global politics for decades, but their destructive power is almost impossible to comprehend. From the bomb that devastated Hiroshima in 1945 to the Soviet Union’s abandoned ...

This article does not endorse or promote the possession or use of nuclear weapons. It is also not intended to incite fear ...

Whether or not the U.S. ever drops a nuke on the granite complex, the physics of attacking something buried 100 meters ...

Some estimates put the heart of Pickaxe Mountain as far as 100 meters (nearly 330 feet) underground—meaning even the most ...

On October 30, 1961, the USSR detonated a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb over Novaya Zemlya. The explosion remained unparalleled in ...

Photo: Atomic bomb test explosion in Alamagordo, New Mexico, July 16, 1945. AP/Wide World Photos ...

This article does not endorse or recommend the possession or use of nuclear weapons. It is also not intended to incite fear beyond what is necessary."Is nuclear power good or evil?" Rather than ...

North Korea is the only country known to have conducted a nuclear explosive test in the 21st century.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scene of destruction after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.Universal History Archive/Universal Images ...

In August of 1945, as World War II was nearing its end, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki three days apart, killing at least 100,000 souls. Tsutomu ...

The scene of destruction after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb ...