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Remembering Hiroshima with Northumberland's Ted Van Kirk
This is a condensed version of a 1992 article based on an interview with Ted Van Kirk, of Northumberland, the navigator of the Enola Gay, who died in 2014. The article originally appeared in The Daily ...
Grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks in Japan work for peace 80 years later
Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two American B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima ...
80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare
The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the ...
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80 Years On, Chilling Photos Of The Hiroshima Bombing Remind Us Why Nuclear Weapons Are Terrifying
On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the first nuclear bomb on the unsuspecting Japanese city of Hiroshima. This cataclysmic ...
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Hiroshima at 80: As Japan’s commitment to nuclear abolition wanes, activists dig in
As the nonproliferation movement enters a tenuous new era, Japan’s firsthand experience with nuclear warfare is crucial in ...
Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since A-bomb
Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on leaders to heed the lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and warned of the consequences of the ...
‘From Hiroshima to Hope’: Ceremony keeps history alive
At Green Lake, those committed to remembering the destruction of the atomic bombs and committed to the promise of peace, ...
Japan's leaders call for nuclear arms abolition on Hiroshima 80th anniversary
The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing ...
Nagasaki, Japan, marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing as survivors urge youth to push for nuclear ban
The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands ...