Novaya Zemlya [Larger image] is an Arctic archipelago off the coast of the Russian Federation. Besides several smaller isles, Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, Severny in the north and ...

On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya. At 50 megatons, it was the most powerful ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Mikhail Kovalchuk, Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally, said on ...

Russia has significantly increased construction at a remote Arctic island location where Soviet nuclear tests were conducted, new satellite imagery shows, suggesting Moscow may be intending to resume ...

This Envisat image from 19 March 2012 shows the elongated islands of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago on the left, the mainland of northwestern Russia to the right and an ice-covered Kara Sea in the ...

Significant activity on Russia's Novaya Zemlya archipelago indicates an impending test of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, known as Skyfall by NATO. The Burevestnik, a complex system ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's military intelligence service said on Monday that Russia'‌s test last week of the nuclear-powered ...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS that Russia was considering a resumption of nuclear tests amid the United State’s policy of escalating tensions MOSCOW, ...

TASS correspondent visited the Pomors' settlements on the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago's north, a location which is believed to be the place where Dutch explorer Willem Barents was buried MOSCOW, March ...

Some pink-footed geese have begun migrating to the Arctic island of Novaya Zemlya in the summer to breed, nearly 1000 kilometres away from their usual breeding site on the island of Svalbard.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russia's defense minister has visited one of the Soviet Union's most ...