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Aug. 6, 1945 — the day the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the U.S. dropped bomb on Nagasaki. The events were some of the most momentous and destructive in ...

The U.S. altered the course of history 80 years ago when it dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. It was an audacious move that ultimately led to the end of World War II. The motivation and secrecy ...

Editor’s Note: This article contains potentially triggering material, including discussions of war, health effects of atomic bombs, child death and more. In August 1945, the United States dropped ...

The 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is this week. It was the only time nuclear warheads were used during war. Here’s a look at the history and current U.S. stockpile.

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic-bomb survivors known for their powerful global activism. These survivors, hibakusha in Japanese, have dedicated ...

The first reports were met with disbelief. A single bomb with the explosive force to level a city; a bomb, detonated with such intensity it burned as bright as — maybe, even brighter than — the sun.

When it comes to marking anniversaries of the atomic bomb, there are a few obvious choices. July 16, 1945, was the date of the Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion, and has been used by some as ...

Many Americans—including students in the History of the Atomic Bomb course taught at the University of Texas at Austin by Bruce J. Hunt, A&S '84 (PhD)—have learned a version of this story: On Aug. 6, ...

It is very easy to sit in the shade of the modern world—the world that the violent peace of 1945 created—and condemn the sacrifices that needed to be made to bring that world about. When President ...