Nuclear History
Latest Nuclear History Stories
This Was The Largest Conventional Explosion America Ever Set Off
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 27, 2020
Russia Releases “Tsar Bomba” Test Footage Of The Most Powerful Nuclear Bomb Blast Ever
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 27, 2020
Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 27, 2020
This Nuclear-Capable 1950s Missile Once Delivered the U.S. Mail
By Chris Cantle / Updated Jul 2, 2020
The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet Union
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jun 17, 2020
This Strategic Air Command Airpower Demonstration From 1987 Is Just Bonkers
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Mar 8, 2020
B-52s Would Have Nuked Their Way Through Soviet Air Defenses With These Missiles
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 1, 2019
The Futuristic Cold War Era SAGE Air Defense Bunkers Looked Right Out Of A Kubrick Film
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 1, 2019
A-4 Skyhawks Had These Crazy Thermal Shields To Protect Pilots From Nuclear Blasts
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 1, 2019
This Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Feb 28, 2017