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Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since A-bomb

Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on leaders to heed the lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and warned of the consequences of the ...

80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare

The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the ...
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80 Years On, Chilling Photos Of The Hiroshima Bombing Remind Us Why Nuclear Weapons Are Terrifying

On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first nuclear bomb on the unsuspecting Japanese city of Hiroshima. This cataclysmic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hiroshima Mayor Issues Nuclear Bomb Warning to West

Kazumi Matsui said the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East meant a growing acceptance of nuclear weapons.

How a Japanese museum project is passing on the testimony of the last atomic bomb survivors

As numbers of atomic bomb survivors decline, can such deeply personal, traumatic memories truly be passed on to someone who ...
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Testimony of the Hibakusha of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: No More Nuclear Weapons

This article contains descriptions of nuclear weapons effects, including disturbing accounts of the victims. On August 6, ...

Eight decades after Hiroshima, nuclear weapons continue to haunt global politics — and the world needs calm, pragmatic debate

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, remains a pivotal and controversial event in modern history. Beyond its ...

Voices: Why are we commemorating Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary with new nuclear weapons?

COMMENT: The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should be a reminder of the horrors of nuclear attack – not a chance for ...
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At interreligious dialogue in Nagasaki, archbishops say ridding world of nuclear weapons is a moral issue

For Archbishop Wester, the issue is close to home. Located within his archdiocese is the Los Alamos Laboratory, and he noted ...
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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 ...