A subsurface atomic test near Yucca Flats, Nev., in March 1955. (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission via AP) In what would be a major shift in a decades-old American policy against global nuclear ...
On the Wednesday, January 7, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: “The Nuclear Sponge” is a five-part project by USA TODAY ...
"We've halted many years ago, but with others doing testing I think it's appropriate to do so," the president told reporters aboard Air Force One. Experts say that the resumption of testing would be a ...
With or without Iran, the number of nuclear states could double, raising the risk of catastrophe. June 25, 2025 at 7:45 a.m. EDTJust now For 80 years, the United States has invested enormous effort in ...
Experts warn that Vladamir Putin's claims have not been independently verified. Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that his government has finalized testing of a new nuclear ...
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017. By David E. Sanger and William J. Broad David ...
President Trump has directed the Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 1992. He made the announcement just before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ...
Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe. By William J. Broad President ...