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Nuclear weapons tests: The physics that makes them so hard to hide

Nuclear weapons tests are among the most violent events humans can trigger, and that violence leaves fingerprints in the Earth, sea, air, and even in orbit. The physics of shock waves, sound, and ...
AOL

US says will match alleged Chinese low-yield nuclear tests

The United States is ready to carry out low-yield nuclear tests to match alleged secret explosions by China and Russia, ending a decades-old moratorium, a senior official said Tuesday. New START, the ...
Australian Geographic

Nuclear tests and the night sky

Mention nuclear weapons testing to an astronomer and there’s a good chance they’ll start talking about gamma-ray bursts.

North Korea to boost nuclear deterrence after U.S. test, KCNA says

SEOUL--North Korea said on Monday a recent subcritical nuclear test by the United States adds new tension to the ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests. Here's what that means

Late last week, the U.S. leveled an explosive claim: China is planning secret nuclear weapons tests and has already conducted at least one. China denied the allegations, but experts are worried that ...
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Here’s how Las Vegas used to treat atomic tests: Nuclear shot ‘ESS’ at Area 10

An atomic blast codenamed ESS was detonated on March 23, 1955, at the Nevada Test Site north of Las Vegas. It was a different ...
Yahoo

The long half-life of France’s nuclear tests in Polynesia

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A memorial in Papeete, the capital of Tahiti, commemorates the victims of French nuclear tests in the South Pacific islands of ...
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Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s

Nuclear explosions appeared to make a new sea-level canal financially feasible. The greatest impetus for the so-called ...
Times-Standard

Lori Dengler | Was there a nuclear test in China in 2020? Maybe

Last week, NPR and other news outlets aired a story about a possible nuclear test conducted in China. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw alleged that China had conducted a clandestine ...
Yahoo

A Look At The Largest Nuclear Explosions In History

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pixabay Pexels There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because the Treaty ...
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The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests. Here’s what that means

A DF-17 road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile is seen during a military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. China may want to develop new nuclear warheads for its ...
Houston Public Media

The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests. Here's what that means

Late last week, the U.S. leveled an explosive claim: China is planning secret nuclear weapons tests and has already conducted at least one. For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia have no ...