There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright holds a press conference on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025.

Is the United States planning to resume nuclear explosions after more than 30 years? US President Donald Trump has ordered fresh tests of the American nuclear weapons system and he made the ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the Trump-ordered nuclear weapons tests will not involve explosions of any kind. “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests,” ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday. It was ...

In 1994, astronomers witnessed one of the most dramatic events ever recorded in space when comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 smashed into Jupiter. Traveling at more than 216,000 km/h, the comet broke into 21 ...

WASHINGTON – The nuclear weapons testing ordered by President Donald Trump will not involve nuclear explosions at this time, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday. “I think the tests we’re ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday. It was ...