Throughout the Cold War, the threat of a sudden Soviet nuclear attack shaped the process for determining how U.S. nuclear weapons could be used.
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… generation of storytellers and advocates is looking to take on their memories as a way to illustrate the horror of nuclear war and push for change.
The Nuclear Risk Is “Higher Than it has been since the Darkest Days of the Cold War“
In an interview, Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations’ leading disarmament official, warns that the risk of a nuclear war is greater than ever. She says …
Hiroshima survivor who now lives in Chicago recalls nuclear attack 75 years later
Sachiko Masuoka can still envision waves of people running toward her, fleeing the epicenter of a massive nuclear explosion that devastated her …
Danger of nuclear war gets worldwide recognition on stamps
The horrific events ushered the end of the long war. A nuclear arms race between the former Soviet Union and the United States soon developed, …
The ongoing Nuclear Arms Race: Unlearned lessons from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastation
The U.S. atomic bomb attack on the people of Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on … weapons, slowed the arms race, and reduced the danger of nuclear war.
Understanding the true scale of a nuclear bomb
The Beirut explosion lacked two hallmarks of a nuclear detonation: a … puzzling claim on Tuesday evening that it appeared to be a bomb attack.
Victoria bells join cacophony marking 75th anniversary of Japanese bombings
There are no conditions under which nuclear war would be justified,” Flood said. READ ALSO: Nagasaki survivor still haunted by scenes of atomic blast.
Dawn of the Atomic Age set the stage for Savannah River Site’s construction
It was his job to decide how to end the war, and a nuclear attack was a new option. Joseph was a teenager when the bombs, which were known as Little …
Hiroshima Survivors Worry the World Will Forget
The atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima 75 years ago. Since then … I knew that I should hate the war, not him,” Kondo told The Associated Press.