Nation Dec 26 Why there are new assessments of Oppenheimer’s role in history By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
Nation Mar 24 People downwind of first atomic blasts renew push for U.S. compensation Some lawmakers and residents from western states have been urging Congress to expand a compensation program for years, and advocates say the latest push takes on added weight because it's set to expire next year. By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
World Mar 01 Vladimir Putin boasts Russia’s nuclear weapons can pierce any defense In a state-of-the-nation speech, Putin said the creation of the new weapons has made NATO's U.S.-led missile defense "useless," and means an effective end to what he described as Western efforts to stymie Russia's development. By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
Science Sep 30 What a North Korea hydrogen bomb would do to the Pacific Ocean and space stations Here’s a closer look at what a hydrogen bomb could mean for sea creatures, fisheries, astronauts and even Google Earth. By Nsikan Akpan
Politics Sep 03 Trump raises stakes in escalating North Korean nuclear crisis President Donald Trump raised the stakes Sunday in an escalating crisis over North Korea's nuclear threats, suggesting drastic economic measures against China and criticizing ally South Korea. By Robert Burns, Associated Press
May 27 Watch 7:15 A look at world’s nuclear reality, 70 years after Hiroshima By PBS News Hour President Obama used his unprecedented visit to Hiroshima to call attention to the grave threat nuclear weapons still pose to the world. Judy Woodruff talks to former Assistant Secretary of State Stephen Rademaker and Rachel Bronson of the Bulletin of… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 8:44 Who’s at the trigger when the president calls a nuclear strike By PBS News Hour What would happen today if the president ever gave the order to unleash nuclear weapons? Granted rare access to America's nuclear war fighters, veteran correspondent Jamie McIntyre on special assignment for the NewsHour profiles the people and the fleet that… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 9:09 America’s nuclear bomb gets a makeover By PBS News Hour Greatly reduced since its Cold War heyday, some say the U.S. nuclear arsenal is overdue for an overhaul. The PBS Newshour got exclusive and unprecedented access to labs and facilities across the country to observe how the B-61 nuclear bomb… Continue watching
Nov 05 Photos: What an $8B nuclear bomb upgrade looks like By Dan Sagalyn Designing and building nuclear bombs is one of the U.S. government’s most secretive activities. But the PBS NewsHour recently was granted unprecedented access to a number of highly classified facilities, where the world’s most destructive weapons are now being updated… Continue reading
May 27 Watch Obama Administration Faces Instability in Key Nuclear Nations Nuclear tests in North Korea, violence in Pakistan and a diplomatic stalemate with Iran has complicated nuclear diplomacy for the U.S. Former Carter official Zbigniew Brzezinski and Philip Zelikow, foreign adviser under President Bush, consider the new world. Continue watching