While some states may not be in the crosshairs, no state would be completely immune to the effects of a nuclear blast, with radiation in the atmosphere.

In the late 1940s, the Rockefeller Foundation, burdened by its guilt for the role it played in the Manhattan Project, funded ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nuclear emergency workers in Japan exposed to 10 mSv to 49 mSv of radiation had an increased risk for developing ...

During the late 1970s, the United States developed a nuclear weapon designed not to flatten cities but to kill the people inside them. The neutron bomb, formally known as an enhanced radiation weapon, ...

For researchers, the mid- and long-term health consequences from such exposure has been challenging to understand, in part because the damage manifests differently among female and male survivors, ...

Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board has influenced policy and decision making on a wide range of nuclear and radiation issues, including: furthering the understanding of beneficial medical, industrial ...

Unreasonably strict radiation exposure limits are holding back nuclear power development, according to a July report from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers. The report challenges the current ...

Vladimir Putin's recent threats of nuclear weapon use are deeply concerning. A nuclear war would have catastrophic consequences, both short and long-term, including radiation-induced cancers. However, ...

On August 1, more than 100 medical journals simultaneously published an editorial, cowritten by 16 journal editors, urging health professionals to alert the public and world leaders to the major ...

VA benefits apply to those involved in testing like the Manhattan Project or cleanups in the Marshall Islands. Civilians who contracted cancer or other diseases due to nuclear testing also receive ...

Sherrie Hanna is looking for justice, and the clock is ticking. The problem she's taking on is a big one - so large, in fact, that there's no definitive answer on the number of people impacted.