C ould nuclear bombs be harnessed to help people? As the Cold War raged on in the 1950s, scientists building nuclear weapons began to ponder whether they could be put toward posit ...
The Rulison test — conducted at a depth of 8,425 feet — was the deepest subterranean nuclear-bomb detonation conducted in U.S. history.
February 12, 2026: For at least six years, China has been testing 4th Generation nuclear weapons. First Generation was fission atomic bombs using uranium-235 or plutonium-239. These were the bombs ...
In 1958, as Cold War tensions shaped decisions in Washington and Moscow, a study quietly examined whether a nuclear device could be exploded on the Mo.