In 1949, the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb years ahead of Western expectations. The achievement resulted from ...
Oct. 14—In the shadow of a federal government shutdown, the site where the first atomic bomb was tested will not be open to the public this year. Located on White Sands Missile Range, the Trinity Site ...
US officials suggest that Chinese scientists may have conducted tests in this mysterious enclave. This is where Beijing detonated its first atomic bomb in 1964. At the eastern end of the Taklamakan ...
Hydrogen bombs cause a bigger explosion, which means the shock waves, blast, heat and radiation all have larger reach than an atomic bomb, according to Edward Morse, a professor of nuclear engineering ...