US intelligence agencies believe that China is developing a new generation of nuclear weapons and has conducted at least one covert explosive test in recent years as part of a broader push to ...

The United States federal government is channeling billions of dollars into keeping existing nuclear plants running, restarting shuttered reactors, and clearing the regulatory path for advanced ...

The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.

This area, known as Lop Nur, or Lop Lake, is often likened by defence experts to Area 51, the fabled compound where the US tests its most classified and cutting-edge aircraft. Isolated and tightly ...

State Department alleges China conducted nuclear test in 2020, reigniting debate over U.S. testing moratorium and ...

China rejected allegations from the US that it is conducting nuclear explosive tests and has undertaken an "unprecedented" ...

A US official says a seismic station in Kazakhstan collected evidence of an alleged China nuclear test at Lop Nur in June 2020.

Officials have ruled out earthquakes or mining as the source of a 2.75-magnitude event in 2020 near China's nuclear test site.

So long as it doesn't ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the United States won't be able to seek short-notice, on-site inspections to deter and detect possible Chinese and Russian ...

Right now, there are over 400 nuclear power plants operating in 20 countries. Could they be ticking time bombs? Possibly ...

Demand for uranium is forecast to rise by nearly a third by 2030 and to more than double by 2040, according to the World Nuclear Association. There's "momentum in the industry which we have not seen ...

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran's key nuclear facilities—Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely ...