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We will bury you - the threat that led to the biggest nuclear bomb in history

In 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the most powerful nuclear weapon ever built. Known as Tsar Bomba, the explosion was over ...

Survival expert's one action you need to take 'in the first second' of a nuclear attack

Expert prepper shares five critical survival steps for nuclear attacks, from drop-and-cover techniques to decontamination ...
NPR

As arms race in Asia intensifies, a-bomb survivors make final plea for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Shortly before the 80 th anniversary of nuclear attack on Hiroshima early this month, several dozen elementary school students met with atomic bomb survivor and farmer Toshiyuki ...
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 ...
Not What You Think Official on MSN

Why the world’s most powerful nuclear bomb was never meant to be used

The Soviet Union built the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, but just before its test, engineers deliberately reduced ...

The military once considered using balloons as nuclear weapons systems

During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a ...
Yahoo

US not planning nuclear explosions at this time, energy secretary says

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright holds a press conference on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025.
Wired

Nuclear Historian Answers Nuclear War Questions

Alex Wellerstein joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about nuclear science. Which nations have nuclear bombs? Who decides who gets to have nuclear warheads and who doesn't? Why were ...