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Sobering simulation shows true devastation of Hiroshima atomic bomb 80 years on from tragedy
A Hiroshima atomic bomb simulation shows the extent of the damage done to the city 80 years ago when the Little Boy bomb was ...
Hiroshima 80th anniversary: This Iowa pilot flew the plane that dropped the atomic bomb
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." ...
Descendants of atomic bomb plane crewman and double survivor team up to abolish nuclear weapons
When the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Ari Beser’s grandfather was onboard both of the ...
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In Hiroshima on anniversary of atomic bombing there, Cardinal McElroy highlights ‘new moment’ for renewing Catholic teaching on war and peace
In a talk in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of a Pilgrimage of Peace coinciding with the 80 th anniversaries of the United States ...
‘Do not forget Ruuko’: Boston marks 80 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Dozens of people — including peace activists, members of faith groups, and musicians — gathered on Wednesday to raise alarm ...
The grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks 80 years ago now work for peace
Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
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Bishops in Japan say atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace
On Aug. 6 – the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord – Cardinal Cupich presided over a Mass for peace in Hiroshima, where ...
‘Apocalyptic’ pictures of Gaza’s devastation echo the destruction of the Hiroshima bomb 80 years on
Palestinians have been represented for the first time at a memorial for the bomb dropped on Japan, amid warnings the world ...