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Letters to the Editor: Readers debate the 'moral necessity' of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
The atomic bombs may have saved "countless" lives, but if Truman had dropped one on a remote island nearby as a demonstration ...
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Hiroshima survivor to reflect on atomic bombings in ceremony
Twelve-year old Sadae Kasaoka (birth name Hiraoka), a first-year student at a girls’ high school, was at home with her ...
See what Hiroshima looks like 80 years after the atomic bomb
On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the Japanese city of ...
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 years after the atomic bomb, the world still grapples with the fallout
On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, survivors continue searching for remains and healing—and ...
80 years after the atomic bomb: A photo gallery from Hiroshima
A bird flies past the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Monday, August 4, 2025 as Japan will mark 80th anniversary of the WWII U ...
On This Day: U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
In 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later an atomic bomb hit ...
The legacy of my father, a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor | Opinion
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, when 70,000 people were killed instantly. By the end of ...
Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima: What's changed?
TOKYO -- The atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later brought a scale of destruction the ...
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80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, disarmament advocates with ties to the bombings speak out
The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 100,000 Japanese civilians, poisoned a generation of survivors and ...
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The Psychology of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Anniversary
Ceremonies mark the anniversary of the atom bomb being dropped on Hiroshima, while survivors were awarded the Nobel Peace ...
Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since atomic bomb
Thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city's mayor warned world leaders about the nuclear warheads that still exist.
Hiroshima 80th anniversary: This Iowa pilot flew the plane that dropped the atomic bomb
When Iowa pilot Paul Tibbets redirected the B-29 after dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the taste of metal lingered in his mouth from radiation.