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

The world should abandon nuclear deterrence, the mayor of Hiroshima has said at a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary since his city was destroyed by an American atomic bomb. Kazumi Matsui warned on ...

American public opinion toward the atomic bombing of Japan has changed significantly over time. The latest poll from the Pew Research Center reveals that less than half of Americans currently view the ...

On August 6 and August 9, 1945, the world witnessed the most terrifying use of technology ever imagined. The American bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki claimed over 200,000 lives and seared the ...

With escalating military confrontations today—even the possibility of a World War—how long can “deterrence” work?

Belfast-born of a dynasty that included the well-known publicans and the painter Sir John, Tess Lavery first wed the future ...

The Manhattan Project National Park held its annual bell-ringing ceremony at A.K. Bissell park to commemorate the 80th year ...

In a message on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Pope Leo XIV is calling on the international ...

The scars still borne by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and still visible on the cities' streets and buildings are a plea to pursue peace and disarmament, Pope Leo XIV said ...

James Cameron, Oscar-winning filmmaker and director of the ‘Avatar’ franchise, joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss his next venture: a film sharing the true stories of Hiroshima bombing survivors.

Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, David Blair has revealed how the devastating event directly led to his existence. His grandfather was among the prisoners held by Japanese forces in ...