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Descendants of atomic bomb plane crewman and double survivor team up to abolish nuclear weapons

When the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Ari Beser’s grandfather was onboard both of the ...

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat

Many aging Hiroshima survivors express frustration over growing global support for nuclear weapons as deterrence.

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

Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors ...

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.

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 ...

Filmmakers, San Francisco Japantown museum reflect on 80-years since first atomic bomb

This summer, the NJAHS resurrected an exhibit from 30 years ago to remember the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic ...

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 ...

Lanterns light up Hiroshima river on 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hundreds of people gathered near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Wednesday to release candle-lit lanterns into Motoyasu ...

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.

Japan commemorates 80 years since atomic bombing of Hiroshima

The 80th anniversary of this pivotal event in history is a particularly notable one, as it will be the last milestone for most of the few remaining survivors.