Satellite images suggest China is building a massive fusion research facility, larger than its US counterpart, potentially ...

The X-shaped building in southwestern China could help China pull ahead in the race to master a futuristic clean energy ...

Satellite images reveal the construction of a massive Chinese laboratory dedicated to laser fusion. Located in Mianyang, this ...

Western governments and investors have spent much of the last week fretting about scientific breakthroughs from China ... is critical to simulating nuclear weapons explosions, but could also ...

The U.S. hasn't tested a nuclear weapon in decades, and since the 1990s has used simulations and experiments to verify they're working properly. NPR was granted a rare look at how they do it.

For nearly 30 years, the world's major powers have observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing. But with tensions rising around the globe, some fear that could soon change.

Eveleth estimates China’s Mianyang research center will ... the conditions in the first few microseconds after a nuclear explosion. “Any country with an NIF-type facility can and probably ...

A massive X-shaped facility in Chinas Sichuan province, believed to be a state-of-the-art laser fusion center, has sparked ...

China has overcome a significant technical hurdle ... generating electromagnetic pulses with an intensity comparable to a nuclear explosion, which can disrupt or even destroy electronic components ...

The number of Chinese operational nuclear warheads has increased by more than 100 to over 600, the Pentagon reported.