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Nuclear Bomb Simulator Used 9 Million Times Since Russia Invaded Ukraine
Alex Wellerstein, who created the tool, told Newsweek that the NUKEMAP site has experienced a dramatic increase in traffic since February.
Putin Ally Orban Accuses EU of 'Atomic Bomb' on Economy in Russia Clash
Orban was giving his opinion on plans by the EU to ban Russian oil imports.
Key Lab Used For Atomic Bomb Development Still 14 Years From Clean Up
New Mexico environmental officials and watchdog groups worry that the federal government has understated the environmental liability of the Los Alamos facility.
76 Years Later, Debate Persists Over Hiroshima, Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
World War II historians still hotly contest president Harry S. Truman's decision to drop atomic weapons on civilian populations.
84 Radioactive 'Black Rain' Victims Recognized as Hiroshima Bomb Survivors
The elderly plaintiffs who fell ill after exposure to radioactive rain will now be given the same medical benefits as other survivors of the atomic blast.
Debate: Should the U.S. Adopt 'No First Use' Nuclear Policy?
Bestselling author Greg Mitchell debates Hudson Institute senior fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs.
Learning the Right Lessons From Nagasaki
It has been 75 years since any nation used a nuclear weapon during wartime.
Despite Hiroshima Polling Trends, Doubting the Bomb Isn't New
Polling showing more and more of the U.S. population disapproving of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by atomic bomb have become the basis for a generational narrative that obscures the long history of debate around the necessity of the carnage.
Over 90% of Hiroshima's Doctors and Nurses Were Killed or Injured by Bomb
The vast majority of the Japanese city's hospitals were also rendered non-functioning by the nuclear bomb.
The Only Man to See all Atomic Blasts Reflects on Hiroshima Destruction
"All those people that were going to be killed? I was praying for them," Lawrence Johnston said at the time.
'My Grandfather and Mother Survived The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb'
My grandfather, Dr. Ken Takeuchi, was the director of the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital. On August 4, 1945, he had talked to staff and encouraged them to arrive at work earlier. At 8.15am on August 6, when the atomic bomb hit, many staff were inside the hospital—his pep talk had saved lives.
Hiroshima Survivors Hid Radiation Exposure as People Feared It Could Spread
Some thought A-bomb survivors "had the blood of the devil," according to one Hiroshima resident.
Will a Nuclear Weapon Ever Be Fired Again?
75 years ago, the world's first nuclear bomb was dropped. How did it change the nature of conflict, how do we now view the use of nuclear weapons and what will determine their use in the future?
Did Truman Ever Regret His Hiroshima Decision?
On one occasion, asked how long it took him to decide to use the new device, he simply snapped his fingers.
75 Years After Hiroshima, Here's Where World Stands With Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. became the first, and to this day only, nation in the world to use a nuclear weapon against a foreign adversary on August 6, 1945.
Atomic Bomb Tests Were A Thriving Tourist Trade
"People were fascinated by the clouds, by this idea of unlocking secrets of atom."
'Tomb' of Nuclear Waste Could Crack Open Due to Climate Change
An investigation by The Los Angeles Times and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism found the dome is barely holding it together as it is. Rising sea levels could tip it over the edge.
The Messy History of Atomic Development
The yield of the first atomic bomb far surpassed any of the scientist's expectations—as did the fallout.
Iran Will 'Never' Make Atomic Bomb, Top Official Says
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami pointed out that nuclear bombs are "clearly" against Islamic (or Sharia) law.
The Devastation of Nagasaki and the Luck of Kokura
The atomic bomb was meant for Kokura, not Nagasaki.
Hiroshima: Survivors Remember the Devastation
Now more than ever, they fear the threat of nuclear war.
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombs that exploded in the air above the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the first and last use of atomic weapons in human history.
Three Interpreting Blunders of World Leaders
Less than 10 days before the U.S. decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, international news outlets misinterpreted then-Japanese Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki's comment, according to an NSA document.
North Korea Leader Appears to Inspect Atomic Bomb
Experts believed the image depicted one of North Korea's first atomic bombs.
Rainbow Mushroom Cloud to Mark 75 Years of Atomic Age
The work reflects "the duality of creation and destruction as well as the beauty and disaster that our civilization has created."
Hiroshima Day: Can the World Ban Nuclear Weapons?
The U.S. said it will refuse to sign the U.N.-sanctioned Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Why North Korea's Kim Jong Un Is Obsessed With Missiles
This year, the country has carried out 10 missile tests troubling neighboring countries.
Internet Attacks Are Precursor to 'Cyber Atomic Bomb'
John McAfee says attacks are "harbinger of near-future attacks that will be more devastating."
Congolese Uranium, Nazi Germany and the A-Bomb Race
The untold story of the wartime dash to obtain Congo's uranium, crucial to the atomic bomb.
No U.S. Apology Planned as Obama Sets Hiroshima Visit
Will become first sitting U.S. president since World War II to visit the Japanese city hit by an atomic bomb.