At 3:39 p.m. on January 21, 1968, the aircraft slammed into the ice seven miles west of the base. The impact carved a ...

In the past, there had been reports of the US housing four military bases, accommodating fighter jets, strategic bombers, ...

In 1968, a US B-52 bomber carrying four nuclear weapons crashed near Thule in Greenland after an onboard fire. The impact caused radioactive contamination and killed a crew member. The accident ...

When you think of a US Nuclear accident, you probably think of Three Mile Island. However, there have been over 50 accidents of varying severity in the US, with few direct casualties. (No one died ...

The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to low-probability, high-consequence events like terror ...

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on October 1 accused Russia of intentionally creating a risk of nuclear incidents after a drone attack cut off power to the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear ...

Nuclear weapons are the single-most destructive explosives humanity has created and deployed in warfare. Because of their destructive power that can wipe away whole cities, you'd think that the United ...

Aug. 6 (UPI) --Eighty years ago today, the first of two atom bombs was used in anger. Hiroshima was vaporized. But one plane, one bomb, destroying a city was inconceivable. The Japanese now could ...