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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 ...

Filmmaker James Cameron on his vow to a survivor of both WWII atomic bombs

Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative Ernest J. Moniz speak with Christiane Amanpour ...

Judge halts shipment of radioactive wastes from atomic sites to Van Buren Twp. landfill

The elevated radioactivity soils and other materials arise from World War II-era development of atomic energy and weapons ...

The History and Physics of the Atomic Bomb

First came the idea of splitting the atom; then, a chain of events leading to a moment forever etched in collective ...

Pilots take off on friendship flight to commemorate 80th anniversary of atomic bombings of Japan

As they fly wing-to-wing over a vital spot in the development of the atomic bomb, a native of Japan and a former U.S.
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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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...