Planning rules will be ripped up to make it easier to build new nuclear reactors and create thousands of highly skilled jobs, the government has announced. The reforms are the latest in a series ...

This is a huge nuclear fusion research facility, analysts say, and it could be a sign China is leaping ahead in the quest to harness this futuristic energy source. It could also mean they are ...

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Belgium's new government is looking to double its nuclear power capacity from 4 gigawatts to 8 GW by building new reactors, Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet was quoted as ...

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WASHINGTON − An outgoing Biden administration official warned against a looming Cold War-style nuclear arms race in a farewell speech. Jill Hruby, head of the National Nuclear Security ...

It’s a pivotal moment for nuclear weapons. Tensions between the United States and Russia, the two major nuclear powers, are high. Longstanding nuclear pacts have crumbled. China, which trails ...

The incoming Trump administration will have to deal with many challenges in domestic and foreign policy, including threats and dangers related to nuclear weapons, deterrence, and arms control. Three ...

Languages: English, French As Iran and Russia deepened diplomatic ties on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin touted the possibility of new nuclear power units in Iran, according to Russian ...

American nuclear weapons, specifically the atomic bomb, brought World War II to a close. They then averted a hot war with the Soviet Union and bolstered decades of global stability. The decisive ...