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Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a moral necessity
It is an act of historical myopia to pretend that the atomic bombings were callous. They were the cost of hard-fought peace.
The Case for the Atomic Bomb, 80 Years Later
Revisiting the math and morality of the Allied forces’ decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
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 ...
Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima
As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.
Remembering the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the ties to Oak Ridge
Venesa Torres of Oak Ridge watches as citizens ring the International Friendship Bell at A.K. Bissell Park at 6:47 a.m. to ...
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Following are some facts about the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima and a second attack on Nagasaki three days later ...
Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
The number of survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dwindling 80 years later, but they are ...
Filmmakers, San Francisco Japantown museum reflect on 80-years since first atomic bomb
This summer, the NJAHS resurrected an exhibit from 30 years ago to remember the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic ...
Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat
Many aging Hiroshima survivors express frustration over growing global support for nuclear weapons as deterrence.
Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors ...