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New books this week: unconventional novels and an oral history of Hiroshima, Nagasaki
An oral history of the atomic bomb detonations 80 years ago leads this week's list of publishing highlights, which also ...
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 ...
‘I tried to scream, but…’: Hiroshima survivor breaks 60-year silence on atomic bomb horror
Kunihiko Iida, a Hiroshima survivor, shares his traumatic experience of the 1945 atomic bombing. Now 83, he speaks out to ...
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Eighty years on from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world should not forget the devastation wrought by nuclear weapons
The breakdown of nuclear diplomacy, misleading talk of ‘limited’ nuclear war and a lack of public awareness have produced a ...
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years later: A film that remembers victims and says no to war
In the coming days, Japan will hold official ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the dropping of US bombs at the end of ...
U.S. to mark Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings as anniversary approaches
Groups around the world will gather this week to commemorate the Aug. 6th bombing of Hiroshima, a nuclear attack that killed ...
Japan: Passing on the pain of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
As Japan marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb attacks, a new generation of storytellers is stepping up to preserve ...
How the ‘Little Boy’ Hiroshima nuclear bomb transformed modern warfare forever
The Hiroshima bomb is the most devastating to have been used in real combat. But today’s nuclear weapons are far, far more ...