Generations of survivors of the world’s first nuclear bomb test have been excluded from any federal compensation.

More Americans are now eligible for compensation for health problems linked to radiation exposure from the atomic weapons ...

Congress earlier this month finally got around to making New Mexico fallout victims of the first test of an atomic bomb and ...

On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time, humanity entered the nuclear age with a blinding flash of light in the New ...

People who survive a nuclear blast may be exposed to radioactive ash and dust called fallout. Finding a good shelter as soon as possible and going inside is critical to surviving fallout.

The risk of nuclear war is arguably higher than it's been since the 1980s, due to ongoing conflicts and tensions. So what would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on New York City?

The step-by-step survival guide is free to access, despite the hope the information 'will never need to be put into action' ...

The first atomic bomb was tested that morning, the result of the U.S. Manhattan Project to develop the ultimate weapon. Just ...

Casualties from a nuclear attack will come in many horrifying forms, but it’s the fallout after the initial blast that is of utmost concern. Here's what you can do now to improve your chances of ...

Within a 6-kilometer radius of a 1 megaton bomb, blast waves would produce 180 metric tons of force on the walls of all two-story buildings, and wind speeds of 255 kilometers/hour (158 mph).

Nature suffers too. After the blast, a huge firestorm can start, fed by strong winds. It can burn for hours, using up all the oxygen and suffocating people who survived the blast. In Hiroshima, this ...

Casualties from a nuclear attack will come in many horrifying forms, but it’s the fallout after the initial blast that is of utmost concern. Here's what you can do now to improve your chances of ...