As global tensions rise, a horrifying simulation paints a vivid picture of the devastation wrought by a nuclear explosion, leaving no distance truly safe.

A secret detachment of military photographers documented America’s bomb tests.

The underwater Baker nuclear explosion on July 25, 1946, created a huge mushroom-shaped cloud that spread radiation far and wide. Image taken from a tower on Bikini Island.

The explosion resulted in an unprecedented release of energy - the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT exploding in less than 10 seconds. Even though the bomb was detonated from the top of a 30 ...

The video shows both the initial assembly of the enormous bomb, over six feet in diameter and about 60,000 pounds or over 27,000 kilograms, and the bomb’s ultimate explosion over the large ...

The video shows both the initial assembly of the enormous bomb, over six feet in diameter and about 60,000 pounds or over 27,000 kilograms, and the bomb’s ultimate explosion over the large ...

I would like to know what a nuclear bomb actually does – Rafael, age 11, Melbourne. Hi Rafael! A nuclear bomb, like any bomb, makes an explosion by releasing an enormous amount of energy at once.