The First Quebec Conference, 1943: (clockwise from top left) Mr Mackenzie King, Winston Churchill, Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone, and President Roosevelt - Bettmann Manhattan, Mayson, Maud. One ...

From 1942 to 1945, the Manhattan Project had operated in secret to develop a weapon more fearsome than anything the world had ever seen. Now, in mid-July, they were ready — or at least, they hoped so.

The front page of the Parkersburg News from Aug. 15, 1945. (Archive Image) Eighty years ago last week our country did something that had never been done before or since. They exploded an “atom bomb” ...

While the exact risk of nuclear war remains complex and uncertain, global tensions continue to escalate, which has increased that threat. Despite the collective efforts of many nations to prevent such ...

A chilling map developed by nuclearsecrecy.com paints a grim picture of the catastrophic damage a nuclear bomb could inflict if detonated in New York City. The maps, which depict the aftermath of ...