The United States is now in a better position than at any time in the past to maintain a safe and effective nuclear weapons stockpile without testing and to monitor clandestine nuclear testing abroad, says a new report from the National Research Council.

A new analysis of satellite data from the late 1990s documents for the first time the “uplift” of ground above a site of underground nuclear testing, providing researchers a potential new tool for analyzing the strength of detonation.

VIENNA, November 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas is well known for his commitment to nuclear disarmament.

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- August 29, 2011, marks the 20th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site which witnessed more

Through laboratory soil cleanup methods, residents of Bikini, Enjebi and Rongelap Islands - where nuclear tests were conducted on the atolls and in the ocean surrounding them in the 1950s - could have lower radioactive levels than the average background dose for residents in the United States and Europe.