(Reuters) - A senior member of a Russian think tank whose ideas sometimes become government policy has suggested Moscow consider a "demonstrative" nuclear explosion to cow the West into refusing to ...

Breakthrough confirms nuclear blast can deflect large asteroids headed towards Earth - Most dangerous asteroids will require vast quantities of energy akin to nuclear explosion to deflect them, scient ...

Growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the 1950s and 60s, Mary Dickson was among the millions of American schoolchildren taught to “duck and cover” in the event of a nuclear war. “I just remember ...

Moscow should show that it is serious about stopping Ukraine from using Western-supplied weapons to strike at Russian territory by conducting a demonstration nuclear explosion, a prominent Russian ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - The idea of using a nuclear explosion to fend off an incoming asteroid has been considered in both real life and science fiction for some time now, but the idea never got much ...

A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, according to the results of a first-of-its-kind experiment. The findings, published on September 23 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On October 18, beneath the Nevada desert, the National Nuclear ...

Wood River Junction, a village in Richmond, is the sort of place where you might want live if you were looking for a quiet life. It’s home to a sizeable turf farm if you want to watch grass grow. It ...

A new nuclear bomb simulator created by Russian scientists, complete with mushroom cloud effects, will enable the Kremlin’s troops to train for combat operations after a radioactive blast, a ...

Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday rejected direct negotiations with the United States over his country’s nuclear program, likely slamming the door shut on a last-ditch ...