The Trinity Test Site Is Open One More Time This Year. You Might Not Get In. White Sands Missile Range, where the U.S. detonated the world's first nuclear weapon known as "the Gadget" on July 16, 1945...
How a Scientist's Atomic Demonstration Turned Deadly at Los Alamos On May 21, 1946, Dr. Louis Slotin suffered a fatal dose of radiation during an accident involving a nuclear bomb.
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US, South Korea to Discuss Deployment of Missile Defense System Seoul and Washington have agreed to begin talks about deploying the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea.
AF Cheating Scandal Grows to 92 Missile Officers The escalating Air Force cheating scandal now involves at least 92 nuclear missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force...
Iran and Russia Use Nuclear Deal to Boost Military Ties Monday’s meeting between Russian and Iranian foreign ministers is fueling new speculation both countries are forging closer...
Trump Says US Must Send More Weapons to Ukraine, Days After Ordering Pause in Deliveries President Donald Trump said the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical...
The Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Military Families Amazon Prime Day 2025 runs from Tuesday, July 8, through Friday, July 11 - twice as long as what it has been in previous...
Yemen's Houthi Rebels Say Bulk Carrier Magic Seas That They Attacked Sunday Has Sunk The ship attack comes at a sensitive moment in the Middle East.
Troops and Federal Agents Briefly Descend on Park in LA Neighborhood With Large Immigrant Population The defense officials told reporters that it was not a military operation but acknowledged that the size and scope of the...
Army Secretary Fires Entire Corps of Civilian Advisers from Communities Across US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has ousted his entire slate of civilian advisers in a sweeping move aimed at clearing space for...
![At Alamagordo, N.M., a Manhattan Project team assembles "Jumbo" or "Big Brother" prior to its detonation on July 16, 1945.](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/history/cold-war/2017/02/jumbo-nuclear-bomb.jpg?itok=-uzptGc8 "At Alamagordo, N.M., a Manhattan Project team assembles "Jumbo" or "Big Brother" prior to its detonation on July 16, 1945. This detonation marked the first controlled atomic explosion and began the atomic age. (Los Alamos National Laboratory photo)")
