A former editor of Politico, the author will talk about his new book and the history of the atomic bomb at an event at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeehouse, where ...

A Japanese atomic bomb survivor who spent decades researching American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack has died at age 88.

Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor, spent decades researching the forgotten American prisoners of war killed in the ...

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 ...

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, ...

A Japanese peace activist is hoping to promote global nuclear disarmament by keeping alive the stories of the atomic bomb ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. August marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombs ending World War II. Initially, the American public hailed President Harry ...

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It was two years ago that the Oscar-winning blockbuster 'Oppenheimer' sent the message that it was the Americans, or rather one American in particular, who was responsible for the atomic explosion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In May 1945, near the end of World War II, Germany surrendered to the Allies but Japan refused. To end the war quickly, President ...

This week marks 80 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki — killing an estimated 200,000 people. Historian Garrett Graff’s new book “The Devil Reached Toward the Sky” draws ...