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Grandkids of men who experienced Japan A-bomb attacks work for peace 80 years later
Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two American B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima ...
80 years after atomic bombing. Nagasaki and Tri-Cities forever linked
In the community that became the Tri-Cities, workers raced during World War II to create the plutonium for the atomic bomb ...
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Japan’s dithering wartime leaders were just as harmful as European dictators, says Eri Hotta
Even General Tojo Hideki, often considered one of the most bellicose leaders of wartime Japan, and who was later executed by ...
People in Nagasaki strive to make the city the last A-bombed place on Earth
NAGASAKI -- "Where are you originally from? You visit your mom from time to time, right?" Yasujiro Tanaka, an 83-year-old ...
‘If the Allies Land on Japan’s Shores, Kill the POWs’: The Fight to Survive Nagasaki
An exclusive excerpt from Ghosts of Hiroshima recounts the tale of one the few western eye-witnesses, a POW, and the guard ...
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Nagasaki bell a gift of ‘compassion’ from US to Japanese Catholics
The newly-installed bell in Nagasaki’s Catholic cathedral expresses “compassion and respect” between US and Japanese ...
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.
Contributor: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a moral necessity
It is an act of historical myopia to pretend that the atomic bombings were callous. They were the cost of hard-fought peace.
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Peace Museum, Air Force Museum offer ways to reflect 80 years after atomic bombs dropped on Japan
One by one, participants solemnly rang a ceremonial gong at the Dayton International Peace Museum Tuesday night as they commemorated the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Bishops in Japan: Atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Catholic Church must renew its ...
Long Island peace groups call for nuclear disarmament action on 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Long Islanders honor the memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims, urging global leaders to prevent future nuclear ...
Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a moral necessity
It is an act of historical myopia to pretend that the atomic bombings were callous. They were the cost of hard-fought peace.