The methods to make fuel for nuclear power reactors can also be applied to make nuclear weapons. Nuclear energy for peaceful purposes can thus potentially lead to proliferation of nuclear weapon ...

Weapons-grade plutonium can fuel nuclear reactors known as mixed oxide reactors, but none of these exist in the U.S.

Nuclear war is one of the world’s greatest existential threats, so why isn’t there more psychological research on it?

Last year started with a glimmer of hope raised by some encouraging remarks that incoming US President Donald Trump made regarding denuclearization, the dangers of nuclear weapons, and efforts to halt ...

The illustration depicts an intense laser field (red wave) interacting with Deuterium and Tritium nuclei. By modifying the collision energy distribution, the laser field facilitates quantum tunneling ...

Nobel Prize-winning physicist David Gross warned humans could only have 35 years left on Earth due to the growing risks of nuclear war. When asked by Live Science about how he believes theoretical ...

Amidst the push for clean energy worldwide, many people are vouching for small nuclear reactors, though there are still a ...

In the many-sided conflict now underway against Iran (i.e., simultaneous and complementary operations led by the United States and Israel),[1] little concern has been expressed for a nuclear war. To ...