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South Korea’s atomic bomb survivors just want to be heard
Treated as outcasts for decades, these survivors and their children are now speaking out against global nuclear rearmament.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists22h
Truman never ordered the use of the atomic bombs—but he did order atomic bombings to be stopped
On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, President Truman deserves credit for the first use of the ...
Irish Examiner7h
Cork artist inspired by uncle who was on the plane that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki
Patrick Penney's granduncle had a key role in the Manhattan project, and as well as being on the plane that dropped the ...
Nagasaki marks 80th anniversary of atomic attack as survivors put hopes of nuclear ban in hands of young people
The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands ...
How the atomic bombing of Nagasaki tore apart Japan’s understanding of motherhood
Nakamura was 21-years old and was hanging laundry outside around 11am when the bomb fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. She ...
Opinion
America must never apologize for dropping the bombs on Japan
This week marks the 80th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s fateful decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (respectively, Aug. 6 and 9, 1945). To date, ...
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98-year-old woman recalls brother's death from dummy atomic bomb
A U.S. military unit dropped dummy bombs in various parts of Japan as part of exercises aimed at training forces to gain the ...
Catholic Standard12h
At Peace Memorial Mass in Nagasaki on anniversary of atomic bombing, people encouraged to bring Christ’s love and peace to the world
Participants in a Pilgrimage of Peace to Japan to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima ...
Eight decades after Hiroshima, nuclear weapons continue to haunt global politics — and the world needs calm, pragmatic debate
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, remains a pivotal and controversial event in modern history. Beyond its ...
Nagasaki mayor warns against nuclear war on 80th anniversary of atomic bomb attack
The Mayor of Nagasaki Shiro Suzuki made a plea for world peace during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic ...
Quiz: It’s Almost Impossible to Put These Atomic Age Events in the Right Order
The Second World War had dragged on for more than five years by the time scientists with the Manhattan Project were ready to test the world’s first atomic bomb in a New Mexico desert. Once that ...