Hiroshima
Remembering Sadako Sasaki Ahead of G7 Summit in Hiroshima
In this moment, perhaps the most important thing we can do is to remember, to honor the past by taking the most serious lessons from it.
Russia primes nuclear bomb 12 times more powerful than dropped on Hiroshima
State media in Russia reported that its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was loaded on a silo launcher.
When was the first nuclear bomb made and by whom?
Nuclear weapons generate their huge explosive power through the splitting—or fission—of certain elements, such as uranium or plutonium.
The Hell of Hiroshima—Let's Get Real About Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are an abomination, the ultimate evil, an unprecedented blasphemy against creation.
Are Hiroshima and Nagasaki still radioactive?
U.S. forces dropped nuclear bombs on both cities at the end of WWII, killing up to 210,000 men, women, and children.
U.S.-made weapons might not protect Ukraine from nuclear strike by Putin
Arms and defense experts say preventing potential Russian nuclear attack depends on multiple variables, including type of bomb and where it would be dropped.
How to Survive a Nuclear Bomb
"Biden and Putin have veto power over the continued existence of life on earth and Xi Jinping appears to be trying to join them in this lethal perversity."
Top Seven Dark Tourism Destinations in the World
They may be associated with death and disaster, but these popular dark tourism destinations get thousands of visitors a year.
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.
Elderly Woman Asks Cops What to Do With Son's Rotting Corpse, Gets Arrested
Authorities believe that the 76-year-old woman's son died 10 days before she notified them of his death.
Debate: Should the U.S. Adopt 'No First Use' Nuclear Policy?
Bestselling author Greg Mitchell debates Hudson Institute senior fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs.
U.S. Must End Nuclear 'First Strike' Policy
No single human being should be able to wield moral culpability for an action that could lead to millions of lives lost.
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.
We All Owe Our Lives to Hiroshima Survivors
For 75 years and counting, the courage of the Hibakusha kept the worst and most destructive instincts of world leaders at bay.
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.
How Beirut Explosion Compares With Hiroshima Bomb
The intensity of the Beirut explosion is thought to be around 10 percent of the intensity of the Hiroshima bomb.
'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.
How Many People Died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
It has been 75 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities, killing thousands of people.
Nuclear Era Didn't Start in Hiroshima—But With Radiation Cloud Over America
The radiation effects on civilians were denied by officials and ignored in Hollywood renditions of the Manhattan projects—inaugurating a default of secrecy and "cover-ups" that has held sway ever since.
North Korea 2017 Nuclear Explosion Equivalent of 17 Hiroshima Bombs: Study
Scientists have used satellite data to determine the size of the bomb North Korea detonated in 2017. Results suggest it could have been twice as powerful as U.S. intelligence predicted at the time.
Humanitarian Horror of Hiroshima Aftermath Revealed
Orphans of the bomb share their stories 75 years on.
Remember Hiroshima, Think Nuclear Disarmament
Atomic bombs, which devastated two Japanese cities, pale in comparison to the power of nuclear weapons today.
Hiroshima: Survivors Remember the Devastation
Now more than ever, they fear the threat of nuclear war.