Understanding the nuances of nuclear fallout—whether from a nuclear weapon or accident—could help save countless lives. A new study from scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have ...
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recreated part of the intense chaos inside a nuclear fireball to better understand how radioactive fallout forms. Their experiments revealed that ...
On March 1, 1954, the U.S. detonated the Castle Bravo thermonuclear bomb, causing unexpected fallout. The blast's radioactive debris contaminated Rongelap Atoll, exposing locals to dangerous radiation ...