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Remembering the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the ties to Oak Ridge
Venesa Torres of Oak Ridge watches as citizens ring the International Friendship Bell at A.K. Bissell Park at 6:47 a.m. to ...
As Hiroshima marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing, survivor says "nuclear weapons and humanity cannot co-exist"
The United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II.
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Nichols: 'The atomic bomb did not win the war; it ended it'
Nichols: “The most important military effect was that it required only two atomic bombs to end the war. The Planned invasion ...
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4 Lesser-Known Reasons Behind the U.S. Atomic Bomb Decision
The decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains one of the most debated and impactful moments in history.
8 decades after atomic bombing in Hiroshima, search for missing continues on nearby island
When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to a small rural ...
Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff discusses his new book about the atomic bomb
Next week marks 80 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Garrett Graff about his book "The Devil Reached Toward The Sky," which recounts the bomb's creation.
Korean A-bomb survivors in Japan hold 1st memorial in Hiroshima
An association for Korean atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima held its first-ever memorial ceremony on Saturday to honor ...