In an era of nuclear tension, the U.S. kept bombers airborne with live nuclear weapons 24/7 under Operation Chrome Dome. This risky strategy resulted in accidental drops in places like Goldsboro, ...

Nuclear power plant safety systems are designed to mitigate a range of abnormal operating conditions. In the unlikely case of a severe accident, plant operators use guidelines developed specifically ...

This re-setting of the Doomsday clock raises an alarm that needs to be heard around the world, and especially in the United ...

In a speech last week, the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Jill Hruby, said "the new B61-12 gravity bombs are fully forward deployed". She added that they had ...

The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency. Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear ...

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“A nuclear accident can result from a direct attack on a plant, but also from power supply disruption.” Moscow has constantly bombarded Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, including ...