As the video illustrates, it doesn’t matter much who starts the war: when one side launches nuclear missiles, the other side detects them and fires back before impact. Ballistic missiles from U.S.

While some states may not be in the crosshairs, no state would be completely immune to the effects of a nuclear blast, with radiation in the atmosphere.

Rethinking nuclear radiation and its dangers is critical if the world is to turn away from hydrocarbon sources of energy. Many of us are seeing unwelcome spikes in our electric bills. This is due in a ...

Fears of World War 3 and nuclear attacks are on the rise. But how safe would you be in DC, VA and MD during nuclear war? See vulnerable spots.

Social media-fueled theories of World War 3 have raised questions over what US states are safe should nuclear war happen.

Unreasonably strict radiation exposure limits are holding back nuclear power development, according to a July report from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers. The report challenges the current ...

A nuclear escalation in the Middle East would trigger a global catastrophe. Know the physics behind nuclear weapons, and the looming threat of a worldwide nuclear winter.

Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to help you medically. Buy a smoke detector, you’re inviting a tiny source of radiation, americium-241, ...