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Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

August 6, 1945 marked the beginning of the end of World War II when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese ...

80th anniversary: A look at the memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Three days later, another ...

Russia and China tick Doomsday Clock toward midnight as Hiroshima bombing hits 80 years

The Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight as analysts debate nuclear deterrence effectiveness amid rising tensions with ...
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Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima’s nuclear toll

Yoshito Matsushige’s photographs Hiroshima’s destruction are among the most harrowing visual records of the nuclear age.

Eighty years after Hiroshima: how close is nuclear conflict?

Today marks 80 years since the US dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. More than 140,000 people ...

12 Facts About the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Hundreds of thousands of people were killed and wounded as a result of the bombings, but true counts are difficult to estimate. A contemporary source suggests 135,000 were killed or injured in ...

Nagasaki 80 Years Later, World 'More Dangerous Than Cold War,' Says Author

Sheftall discusses one of the most horrifying facts about the Nagasaki bombing, how the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites affects nuclear proliferation and more.
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We must never forget Hiroshima, Nagasaki - Mattarella

ROME, AUG 6 - President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday released a message to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing ...