6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. … A large-scale nuclear war could kill hundreds of millions, plunge …
A Look At The History Of The Nagasaki Bombing, 75 Years Later
It was the second time nuclear weapons were used in war and also the last. NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel has the story of the bombing and why decisions …
Letter to the Editor: August 8th
Nuclear war and disarmament are uniquely feminist issues. Female survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings faced almost double the …
Russia warns any ballistic missile launched at its territory will be seen as nuclear attack
… Russia has said that any incoming ballistic missile launched at its territory will be perceived as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation.
Avoiding nuclear war has been more than luck
75 years of sheer luck in avoiding nuclear war“. As we pause to remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I think of October 1962 and the Cuban Missile …
Rehearsals for Apocalypse: From the A-Bomb to Covid-19
Although it was used for other kinds of emergencies, Conelrad’s purpose was unambiguous: to warn Americans of a nuclear attack. “In the event of an …
Knighton campaigners in anti-nuclear International Fast for Peace
Two Knighton residents are joining the International Fast for Peace to protest against nuclear weapons. The ‘Healing Not Killing’ fast marks 75 years …
CATHEY: The bombs that ended World War II — McAlester-made Pumpkins
Pumpkin training bomb for the Hiroshima Atomic bombing mission (Little Boy version) – filled with concrete. Sign says: World War II B-29 training bomb …
Opinion: Nuking Japan was immoral and unnecessary
… invasion absent the nuclear exclamation that ended World War II. (Several readers argue something similar to that point in letters to the editor today.).
Russia clarifies missile policy Will assume all attacks nuclear, respond accordingly, it says
MOSCOW — Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned …