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'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan — with trigger warnings
The Academy Award Best Picture winner "Oppenheimer" finally premiered in Japan on Friday with trigger warnings after controversy over how it would be perceived there.
Israel is not morally required to sacrifice its people to save Gazan civilians
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently stated, "I learned a thing or two about urban warfare from my time fighting in Iraq and leading the campaign to defeat ISIS."
Hiroshima mayor rips growing support for nuclear weapons as city marks 78th anniversary of bombing
Hiroshima officials criticized growing support for nuclear weapons as a deterrent resulting from uneasiness over Russia's war in Ukraine and tensions in the Koreas.
Japan goes to war with 'Barbenheimer' for making light of atomic bombings
The Japan opening of the hit film "Barbie" was dealt additional setbacks as an online petition gained steam calling on Hollywood studios to disavow a grassroots marketing movement that made...
'Oppenheimer' reignites the bomb debate — but there's no question Truman was right
It is one of history’s ironies that Hirohito, honored by his people, died peacefully in 1989 while a moral taint still attaches to Harry Truman, the hero who ended the...
Biden nearly tumbles down stairs, looks confused at G7 summit
The near-fall and apparent confusion comes as there is already concern about Biden being the oldest-ever US president at 80.
Putin 'alarms' Macron by invoking Hiroshima bombing in talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly told French leader Emmanuel Macron that America's nuclear strikes against Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II are proof "you don't need to attack major...
Enola Gay logbook recording first A-bomb sells for over $500K at auction
The sole in-flight documentation of the American bombing of Hiroshima was made by the Enola Gay's co-pilot Capt. Robert E. Lewis.
Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies at 96
Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who made opposing nuclear weapons the message of his life, including in a meeting with President Barack Obama in 2016, has...
Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing
Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the Japanese city urged global leaders to unite to eliminate nuclear weapons, just...
Beirut explosion among largest non-nuclear blasts in history, experts say
The explosion that devastated large parts of Beirut and killed more than 190 people was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history -- about 1/20th the size of the...
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing
TOKYO — The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own...
Hiroshima survivors worry that the world will forget
HIROSHIMA, Japan — The atomic bomb that exploded over Hiroshima 75 years ago didn’t just kill and maim. The survivors have also lived for decades with lingering shame, anger and...
Ocean is warming at rate of 5 Hiroshima nukes a second
The amount of heat pumped into the ocean by climate change is equivalent to five Hiroshima explosions per second. That's according to scientists, who warn that Earth’s oceans hit record...
Pope Francis arrives in Japan to preach against nukes
Pope Francis touched down in Japan Saturday for a visit to preach against the dangers of nuclear weapons. The visit is the second leg of a weeklong swing through Asia...
North Korea nuclear test was '17 times the size' of Hiroshima
The North Korea nuclear test in early September 2017 was so powerful that it resulted in an entire mountain being lifted off the ground and was the equivalent of "17...
Cancer study of nuclear test site expected in 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — A long-anticipated study into the cancer risks of New Mexico residents living near the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test likely will be published in...
Japanese students recreate Hiroshima bombing with VR
FUKUYAMA, Japan — It’s a sunny summer morning in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Cicadas chirp in the trees. A lone plane flies high overhead. Then a flash of light,...
Victim's jawbone reveals horrific intensity of Hiroshima bombing
A jawbone from one of the victims of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, shows the high amount of radiation a person who was in the area may have absorbed....
Wreckage of missing WWII ship found in Pacific Ocean
The wreckage of the USS Indianapolis, whose sinking led to the worst loss of life from a single ship in US naval history — and inspired a scene in the...