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Grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks in Japan work for peace 80 years later

Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two American B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima ...
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At Peace Memorial Mass in Nagasaki on anniversary of atomic bombing, people encouraged to bring Christ’s love and peace to the world

Participants in a Pilgrimage of Peace to Japan to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima ...
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‘The Devil Reached Toward the Sky’ documents motivation and development of the atomic bomb

The U.S. altered the course of history 80 years ago when it dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. It was an audacious move that ...

Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons

The number of survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dwindling 80 years later, but they are ...

80 years ago, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Haunting photos show what happened that day in 1945.

On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
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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 ...

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 ...

Sobering simulation shows true devastation of Hiroshima atomic bomb 80 years on from tragedy

A Hiroshima atomic bomb simulation shows the extent of the damage done to the city 80 years ago when the Little Boy bomb was ...