Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the European Commission have released a joint statement ahead of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster.

In the early hours of 26 April 1986, Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded after a planned safety test went catastrophically wrong. The Chernobyl disaster was the result of a chain of critical errors — and its fallout was unprecedented.

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Fifteen years after one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters, this part of the Fukushima coast feels stuck in the aftermath. Empty lots where homes once stood. Signs warning of restricted access. Convoys of construction trucks carrying radioactive dirt and materials.

For 40 years, the residents of northern Ukraine and southern Belarus have grappled with the devastating effects of the world’s worst nuclear accident. They tell Alex Croft about the day that their liv

The nuclear incident at Chernobyl spread radiation across Europe and led to political changes that played a role in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

During the Cold War, Operation Chrome Dome kept U.S. bombers armed with live nuclear weapons in the air 24/7—ready to strike at a moment’s notice. But this high-stakes strategy came with terrifying consequences: multiple accidents,

These 20 pictures capture the aftermath of the infamous 1986 Chernobyl incident—effects that are, in some cases, still felt today.