A VOLCANO in the South Pacific erupted with such force that it sent shockwaves into space, scientists have revealed. The ...

Russians confirm the death of Yevgeny Rytnikov, head of Bryansk Electromechanical Plant’s design bureau and key developer of ...

The Tsar Bomba wasn’t just a bomb—it was a message. In 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the largest nuclear weapon ever built, unleashing a 50-megaton explosion that was 3,000 times more ...

The Tsar Bomba's explosion was unparalleled in power. With a 50 megaton capacity, this nuclear test was estimated to be 3,800 times the strength of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. And although short video ...

The hydrogen bomb stands as the most fearsome weapon mankind has ever built. A standard atomic bomb—like the ones the United ...

And all this came from a 1.4 megaton bomb. Tsar Bomba, which was the largest nuclear bomb that has ever been detonated, was 50 megatons. So what would happen if we detonated that above the United ...

It follows the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who died on December 17 when a bomb hidden on an electric scooter parked outside his apartment building exploded as he left for his office. The ...

A bomb of the its yield had little practical applicability ... larger and more alarming weapons from being built. Video of the Tsar Bomba detonation can be found here, as part of an episode ...

Russia’s TOS-1A “vacuum bomb” is so deadly that analysts advised Ukraine to destroy the weapons before Russia could use them. WSJ explains how its unique explosion can suck the air out of ...

Photo: Atomic bomb test explosion in Alamagordo, New Mexico, July 16, 1945. AP/Wide World Photos In 1932, James Chadwick discovered the neutron, a small atomic particle with mass but no charge.