There have been loads of cool sci-fi movie weapons over the years, but none compare to these five that remain the most iconic ...

For the first time, state-of-the-art biomechanics technology has allowed us to scientifically measure just how deadly are two iconic Aboriginal weapons. Both weapons are used to strike at an opponent.

Nuclear weapons might seem to be a purely political issue at first glance. Some scientists, however, are calling on their colleagues to join the conversation. In her March 21 talk at Georgetown ...

Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component. News reports speculating about what the ...

It’s a pivotal moment for nuclear weapons. Tensions between the United States and Russia, the two major nuclear powers, are high. Longstanding nuclear pacts have crumbled. China, which trails well ...

The consensus of the committee is that more effort will have to be devoted to future undersea warfare operational concepts and to operations and systems analysis of the enabling technologies to ...

Cannon, as it turns out, are a lot more difficult to fire than you'd think. (Courtesy of GBH/NOVA) Many readers may remember watching "NOVA" in middle school or high school science classes, and some ...

The United States has officially destroyed its stockpile of chemical weapons. In doing so, it is the last of eight countries to destroy its declared stocks of chemical weapons under the Chemical ...

As zero hour approached in the battle of Europe, both sides were agog last week over secret weapons: ¶ The Nazis had the heavily secret jet-propelled planes of Britain and the U.S. to worry about. But ...