A Hiroshima atomic bomb simulation shows the extent of the damage done to the city 80 years ago when the Little Boy bomb was dropped in 1945.

Although nuclear weapons have thus served as a deterrent, the decision to unleash such a force of devastation was difficult ...

On Aug. 6 – the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord – Cardinal Cupich presided over a Mass for peace in Hiroshima, where ...

Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, survivors recount their harrowing experiences in a stark reminder of the horrors of nuclear war and the urgent need to preserve peace.

Iran has rejected multifront nuclear pressure from the United States and European countries amid sanctions threats.

In a talk in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of a Pilgrimage of Peace coinciding with the 80 th anniversaries of the United States ...

Roughly two hours before the United States bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, Iowa pilot Paul Tibbets announced to his crew of the Enola Gay that they were carrying the "world's first atomic bomb." ...

SEATTLE — Eighty years after the United States dropped the atomic bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, killing 140,000 ...

A solemn reflection on history took place in Japan as a memorial ceremony marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Fifty-five thousand people, including ...

With the number of survivors rapidly declining and their average age now exceeding 86, the anniversary is considered the last ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi laid a wreath during the ceremony in Hiroshima and was the only elected U.S. official among more than 200 dignitaries and representatives present.

The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the ...