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Nagasaki, Japan, marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing as survivors urge youth to push for nuclear ban
The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands ...
Dozens of doves are released as Nagasaki marks 80 years since atomic bomb destroyed Japanese city
The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on August 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after ...
South Korea’s atomic bomb survivors just want to be heard
Treated as outcasts for decades, these survivors and their children are now speaking out against global nuclear rearmament.
How the atomic bombing of Nagasaki tore apart Japan’s understanding of motherhood
Nakamura was 21-years old and was hanging laundry outside around 11am when the bomb fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. She ...
Nagasaki mayor warns of new threat of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since atomic bomb
The western Japanese city was levelled on Aug. 9, 1945, when the United States dropped a 10,000-pound plutonium-239 bomb, ...
Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war 80 years after atomic bomb attack
The mayor of Nagasaki has appealed for an end to the wars raging in the world on the 80th anniversary of the US atom bomb ...
The Japan Times10h
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor calls on young people to inspire movement
The era of hibakusha themselves working to share their experiences and talking about nuclear weapons is coming to an end,' 93 ...
Free Malaysia Today on MSN20h
Restored Nagasaki bell rings in 80 years since atomic bomb
Nagasaki mayor Shiro Suzuki urged the world to "stop armed conflicts immediately" at the annual memorial ceremony for victims ...
80 years after atomic bombing, Nagasaki and Tri-Cities forever linked
At 11:02 a.m. Aug. 9, 1945, from 1,650 feet above Nagasaki, “Fat Man,” an atomic bomb fueled with Hanford site plutonium, was ...
The Manila Times on MSN8h
Nagasaki marks 80th A-bomb anniversary as survivors put hopes of nuclear ban in the hands of youth
The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists2h
Truman never ordered the use of the atomic bombs—but he did order atomic bombings to be stopped
On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, President Truman deserves credit for the first use of the atomic bomb in war. But he also deserves some credit for the fact that ...