Gazette at 150 | Atomic bomb strikes J—— city; dreadful power of explosive equal to 20,000 tons of TNT New missile materialized in spring of 1940; U-235, close relative of uranium, was first element ...

After discussing the emergence of nuclear physics, Close goes on to talk about the Allies’ development of the nuclear bomb. A key figure in this history was Enrico Fermi, who abandoned Fascist Italy ...

On October 16, 1964, China conducted its first nuclear test at Lop Nur, marking its entry into the nuclear club. This event, ...

Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major General Kenneth D. Nichols, continues her series on his life. Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifications, led to choosing ...

Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear weapons ...

Israel and the United States bombarded Iran in an attempt to eliminate its ability to build a nuclear weapon. Before the attack, U.S. intelligence agencies had assessed that Iran had not decided ...