A website that lets users simulate a nuclear attack has seen an uptick in users amid the ongoing war with Iran.

Suggested Citation: "8 Conclusion." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: ...

Nuclear bomb effects computer in pocket. Also issued online. NASM copy: Circular computer lacking. MSRL copy "Changes as of Feb. 1964" inserted. 1. General principles of nuclear explosions -- 2.

Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more ...

There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because ...

Nuclear winter causes and effects could trigger global cooling, crop failure, and mass extinction. Understand risks, climate impact, and survival strategies.

CONTENT WARNING: This article contains descriptions of nuclear weapons effects, including disturbing accounts of the victims. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever ...

When a nuclear bomb detonates you have just moments to do the right thing, if you haven't been vaporized immediately ...

Developing nuclear fusion and modernizing the US nuclear arsenal will require substantial collaboration with the private enterprise. President Donald Trump’s announcement of the possibility of resumed ...

At the outset of the Cold War era, the United States and the Soviet Union rapidly built up large nuclear arsenals as part of the prevailing doctrine of deterrence, under which each nation attempted to ...