With recent tensions between the US and Iran, you might be hearing a fair bit about nuclear weapons. They are considered the most destructive weapons in the world - their explosions are so ...

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has said that more than a dozen Russian nuclear weapons have been moved to his country.

Archaeologists in Denmark uncovered dozens of 1,500-year-old weapons, a rare chainmail shirt and other artifacts buried by an ancient chief. Photo from the Vejle Museums An ancient chieftain ...

The fear of nuclear war forced nations to come together to stop the spread of atomic weapons. As the world confronts the reality of climate change, could a similar idea curb the use of fossil fuels?

declaring for the first time that it would use nuclear weapons not only in response to an attack that threatened its survival, but also in response to any attack that posed a “critical threat ...

This article is part of the Opinion series At the Brink, about the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable world. Read the opening story here. This article is part of Although they are almost ...

The most noticeable change is that it expands the conditions under which nuclear weapons can be used by Moscow. To put things into perspective, Russia can now use nuclear weapons in instances when ...