The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, remains a pivotal and controversial event in modern history. Beyond its ...

The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe." – Albert Einstein Eighty years have passed since the twin horrors ...

The head of the island’s economic office attended commemorations in Japan for the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ...

Patrick Penney's granduncle had a key role in the Manhattan project, and as well as being on the plane that dropped the ...

The atomic bombings of Japan might well be one of the most important events in human history — so maybe it's no surprise that ...

Treated as outcasts for decades, these survivors and their children are now speaking out against global nuclear rearmament.

Eighty years ago, one nuclear bomb incinerated over 100,000 people in Hiroshima. Today, the U.S. has the equivalent of 50,000 Hiroshima-sized bombs.

An outcry over alleged violence earlier this year within the Koryo High School baseball team had prompted calls on social ...

On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, President Truman deserves credit for the first use of the ...

Wednesday marked 80 years since the United States bombed Hiroshima during World War II. It was a moment that changed warfare forever and ultimately led to Japan’s surrender.

When “Little Boy” detonated above the Japanese city, 80,000 people died instantly. The flash, brighter than the sun, transformed Hiroshima into the world’s first nuclear battlefield. Tens of thousands ...

At the Nagasaki peace conference, joined by representatives from 138 cities in 16 countries, discussions were held on ...