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Neutrino detection may allow nuclear weapons testing without full-scale explosions

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say neutrinos could be used as a diagnostic ...
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The smallest nuclear weapon is raising the biggest questions

A new nuclear design promises greater accuracy with less explosive power. Supporters say it strengthens deterrence, while ...
The Heritage Foundation

The Necessity of Testing Our Nuclear Weapons

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s recent announcement that the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons has alarmed some nuclear-arms experts. It shouldn’t. President Trump had already announced earlier ...
Yahoo

Trump’s push to test a nuclear weapon could cost $100 million - just for a single detonation, experts say

President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume a nuclear testing program that was shuttered during the George HW Bush administration would require spending astronomical amounts of money ...
NBC New York

Which countries have nuclear weapons and how are they tested? What to know

President Donald Trump's comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons upends decades of American policy in regards to the bomb, but come as Washington's ...
Science News

Here’s the science behind nuclear weapons testing

Nuclear weapons tests were once a regular occurrence, but most countries haven’t tested in decades, following the adoption of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996. Now, that moratorium ...
UVA Today

For 80 years, nuclear weapons have been the unused threat

In the 80 years since World War II, which ended with the use of two atomic bombs, the world has maintained a tenuous relationship with nuclear weapons. Philip Potter, professor of public policy at the ...
UNITED24 Media

Russia’s Most Notorious Underwater Weapon Gets Its Own Submarine

Russia's Project 09851 submarine Khabarovsk, designed to deploy the Poseidon nuclear torpedo, may begin sea trials in 2026.
Task & Purpose

The military once considered using balloons as nuclear weapons systems

Imagine if you will, a low-cost, small weapons system. It could fly stealthily into enemy territory, not being mistaken for a bomber or any kind of missile. And then it could detonate a nuclear weapon ...