Blowing up nuclear sites could spread radioactive material across a large area and threaten human life and health.

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Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Savannah GA is identified as a high-priority nuclear target. Learn what that means for ...

A nuclear blast’s aftermath includes intense radiation, destroyed infrastructure, and the struggle for ...

Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to acquire them. While we consider the dangers of such ...

A terrifying map displays the devastating consequences a nuclear war would have on the US, highlighting the regions most at risk of lethal radioactive fallout. The US Air Force is currently developing ...

Suggested Citation: "8 Conclusion." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: ...

Rethinking nuclear radiation and its dangers is critical if the world is to turn away from hydrocarbon sources of energy. Many of us are seeing unwelcome spikes in our electric bills. This is due in ...

Eighty years ago, a weapon was used which would transform modern warfare and the entire world forever. Hiroshima, in Japan, was the target of the first ever nuclear weapon, dropped by the US Air Force ...

Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...