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White mushroom-shaped cloud surrounded by dark skies tinged with red
Global Politics
Can a nuclear explosion be peaceful? US scientists used to think so.
Man poses in front of lab equipment
Science
When Soviet science faltered, the US stepped forward. Now it’s France’s turn.
Clifton Truman Daniel with his grandpa, former President Harry S. Truman, c.1963
Global Politics
Harry S. Truman’s grandson speaks out against nuclear weapons
Catholic priests lead a protest march at an anti-nuclear demonstration outside of Seoul in April 2017.
Global Politics
South Korean Catholics take the lead in protesting against nuclear power
A gathering of Marshallese immigrants in Springdale, AR
Culture
The proud Pacific nation that preserves its homeland with the Bikini Anthem
Julia Barton's father
Culture
Returning to the secret government lab where my grandfather worked
When Yuji Onuma was a kid, he lived in Futaba, a part of Fukushima. Today, he has kids of his own — but they can’t go near Futaba. Here, he wears protective clothing during a visit to his old house.
Books
Photos: See Japan’s nuclear legacy — from Fukushima to Hiroshima
Ari Beser and Keiko Ogura
Conflict
His grandfather helped bomb Hiroshima. Today, he’s friends with a nuclear bomb survivor.
Kevin Costner stars in the post-apocalyptic film "The Postman", based on the 1985 novel of the same name by David Brin.
Arts
Can science fiction help prevent a nuclear war?
Jörg Möller, an engineer at a defunct nuclear power plant in Germany
Science
A glimpse inside a defunct East German nuclear plant — and what it says about the future of energy in Europe
Former Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
Global Politics
What the former secretary of energy thinks about Iran, climate change and nuclear security
A military aide carrying a briefcase containing nuclear codes follows President Barack Obama on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, before his departure to Miami, Oct. 20, 2016.
Conflict
Trump has the nuclear codes. Here’s why that might not change much.
worker at the Fukushima plant
Science
Climate change is fueling a second chance for nuclear power
A South Korean soldier patrols at a checkpoint on the Grand Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea, in Paju, north of Seoul, April 8, 2013.
Conflict
A father remembers when Korea was one country. His son dreams of seeing the same someday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with military officials
Conflict
Will a new nuclear arms race undo decades of teamwork between the US and Russia?
Airmen Second Class Joe Andrew and Airmen Second Classes Richard Brooks man the launch control console for a Matador Missile at Osan AB Korea in 1961.
Conflict
America’s missileers stand ready to launch nuclear weapons — and pray they won’t have to
presidential fallout shelter
Conflict
Could scientists help defuse a nuclear crisis?
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
Media
What Hollywood nuclear war movies still have to tell us today
The US detonates "Mike," the first hydrogen bomb, on Nov. 1, 1952.
Conflict
From the Manhattan Project to the Iran deal: A nuclear timeline
US President Lyndon Johnson looks on as Secretary of State Dean Rusk signs the Treaty for the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on July 1, 1968.
Conflict
A family tradition: Working to keep the world safe from nuclear disaster