There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because ...

Key point: Tactical nuclear weapons are small and meant to be used against specific military targets, but any use would breach the nuclear threshold. The United States maintains an extensive nuclear..

Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998. For 43 years, the ...