J. Robert Oppenheimer led the scientific effort that created the world’s first atomic bomb during World War II. The Trinity test in 1945 produced an explosion equal to nearly 25,000 tons of TNT, ...

(CNN) — The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the likes of Russia and the United States, it’s a positive one. “As of ...

From Trinity’s fallout to a New Mexico school underground, “Nuclear Family” traces how the bomb reshaped one family and a ...