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Book Review: ‘The Hiroshima Men' is a reminder of the horrific human costs of atomic attack
John Hersey was a 32-year-old reporter who returned from Japan with in 1946 with a groundbreaking story that challenged U.S. government's version of its atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, showing the ...
80 years later, victims of ‘first atom bomb’ will soon be eligible for reparations
More Americans are now eligible for compensation for health problems linked to radiation exposure from the atomic weapons ...
Hiroshima reveals vault containing unclaimed ashes of A-bomb victims for 1st time in decade
The Hiroshima Municipal Government on July 16 opened to the media the vault at the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound containing the ...
Eighty Years After the First Nuke Test, the World Is at a Dangerous Crossroads
On July 16, 1945, the Nuclear Age erupted into being, with the atomic bomb’s first test, code-named Trinity, in the desert of ...
Trinity, 80 Years Later, Still Threatens a “Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall”
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Nuclear weapons have not been used in war since 1945, although there have been close calls.
'We didn't know what it was': Reflections pour in on 80th anniversary of Trinity Test blast
Archbishop John C. Wester, clad in black and flanked by two other New Mexico Catholic bishops, stood poised to venture into the White Sands Missile Range with plans to pray for peace and the ...
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80 Years After the Trinity Nuke Test, We’re Still Living an Atomic Nightmare
We can’t know exactly how events would have unfolded had dissent been amplified, but we must now demand a safer future.
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AI and misinformation are supercharging the risk of nuclear war
Emerging dangers are reshaping the landscape of nuclear deterrence and increasing the threat of mutual annihilation.
Martin Sheen Narrates ‘Ghosts of Hiroshima’ Book Trailer Ahead of James Cameron Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)
The trailer for the book "Ghosts of Hiroshima," narrated by Martin Sheen, is here. It will be made into a film by James ...
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What you can do about nuclear weapons- 80 years after Trinity blast
The first atomic bomb was tested that morning, the result of the U.S. Manhattan Project to develop the ultimate weapon. Just weeks later the U.S. would drop atomic bombs on Japan, destroying the ...
80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Is the world on the brink of a new nuclear arms race?
On August 6 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan's Hiroshima. Three days later, it dropped the second and ...
New memorial marks 80 years from 1st nuclear test in US state of New Mexico
On the 80th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb test in the US state of New Mexico, a memorial sign was unveiled at the site acknowledging the damage and suffering caused by the radioactive ...