As the threat of a nuclear war intensifies, the terrifying reality of what could happen after the bombs explode may cause more fear than the initial cataclysm. For decades, worst-case scenarios have ...

Studies of the potential climate effects of nuclear war in the 1980s focused on northern hemisphere, large-scale nuclear conflicts, and predicted more extreme global “nuclear winter” scenarios.

Editor’s note: This is part of the “Nuclear winter: Why study it now?” series. Earth scientists Brian Toon and Alan Robock discuss their latest book on nuclear winter, “Earth in Flames” (Oxford ...

Annie outlined that detonating thousands of contemporary nuclear weapons would devastate a delicate layer of gas that shields us from solar radiation. -Credit:FARS NEWS/AFP via Getty Images A recent ...

With the Doomsday Clock as close to midnight as ever before and comparative nuclear arsenals being discussed more on the news than in an episode of The Americans, there’s no better time to get ...

In 1984, HBO debuted the made-for-TV film Countdown to Looking Glass. Now, 38 years later, renewed tensions between the United States and Iran — including threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran continue and Mideast tensions escalate, theoretical maps show the potential catastrophic impact ...

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 ...