As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout ...

As many as 19 people are missing and feared dead after a “devastating blast” leveled a Tennessee bomb factory Friday, according to officials. The massive explosion was reported around 7:45 a.m. local ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he expects U.S. nuclear-weapons testing sought by President Donald Trump to stop short of actual atomic bomb explosions for now. “I think the tests we’re ...

Nevadans should not expect to see mushroom clouds in the desert after President Donald Trump’s message that he wants to see nuclear testing resume immediately. “No worries about that,” said Chris ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright holds a press conference on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of nuclear weaponry. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs The ...