The latest scientific research on nuclear bomb survival distances offers crucial insights into the safest areas to take shelter during such an event, and the various factors that influence survival ...

Say, for example, the Russians decided to launch a 200 kiloton RS-24 Yars at the fine city of Manchester and hit it dead on centre, according to Nukemap the initial fireball would have a radius of ...

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's end ...

The first atomic bomb was tested 80 years ago at Trinity Site on July 16, 1945. However, most of us are not familiar with the Trinity Site simulation explosion weeks earlier on May 7, 1945. The ...

When a nuclear bomb detonates, the devastation is immediate and terrifying. But outside the area of total destruction, the dangers don’t vanish—they change. In buildings that remain standing beyond ...

The 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is this week. It was the only time nuclear warheads were used during war. Here’s a look at the history and current U.S. stockpile.

Aside from seeking shelter from radioactive fallout, it pays to have the right survival kit.