Watch how the first atomic bomb test unfolded, as scientists pushed the limits of physics in a race to end the war. Behind the scenes, there were real fears that the explosion could trigger a chain ...

The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce issued a calendar for tourists, listing the scheduled times of the bomb detonations and the best places to view them.

2. At 0530, 16 July 1945, in a remote section of the Alamogordo Air Base, New Mexico, the first full-scale test was made of ...

Ahead of the International Day against Nuclear Tests on August 29 2018, we met up with British atomic veterans who were present at test sites in Australia and the Pacific, to find out what it’s like ...

On August 6, 1945 — 81 years ago — the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scene of destruction after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.Universal History Archive/Universal Images ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When an atomic bomb detonates, it produces a unique chemical environment that's nearly impossible to mimic in a lab—and amid its ...

The U.S. energy department’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has conducted an underground chemical ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! American students learned safety and preparedness in case of an atomic bomb explosion in this 1951 "Duck and Cover" public awareness campaign video ...

As long as we have nuclear weapons, the job of ending humanity will continue to be as easy as the push of a button—or an AI ...

The scene of destruction after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb ...