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'I saw the horrors in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb'

A World War Two veteran has been presented with a letter of thanks by the first minister of Wales.

See what Hiroshima looks like 80 years after the atomic bomb

On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the Japanese city of ...

Saplings grown from Hiroshima bomb 'survivor tree'

Seeds from a tree which survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester ahead of the 80th anniversary ...

We can celebrate VJ Day. Dropping atomic bombs was morally justified

How can we celebrate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, knowing that victory was bought by the dropping of atomic bombs? For ...
Opinion

Nigel Biggar: Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a moral necessity

For pacifists, the answer is clear: since any deliberate killing is wrong, the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 was wrong about two hundred thousand times over ...

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

Hiroshima is marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. Many aging survivors ...

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.

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 ...

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors frustrated by growing nuke threat

Hiroshima on Wednesday marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging ...

The Atomic Age began 80 years ago when the U.S. dropped A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in Japan's surrender, ending World War II and ushering in the Atomic Age.
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The Psychology of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Anniversary

Ceremonies mark the anniversary of the atom bomb being dropped on Hiroshima, while survivors were awarded the Nobel Peace ...
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In Hiroshima on anniversary of atomic bombing there, Cardinal McElroy highlights ‘new moment’ for renewing Catholic teaching on war and peace

In a talk in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of a Pilgrimage of Peace coinciding with the 80 th anniversaries of the United States ...