When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago in Hiroshima, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, ...

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

Explore the causes, strategy, and aftermath of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Understand ...

On Aug. 9, 1945, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, about 260 miles southwest of Hiroshima. That bomb, known ...

The U.S. used the first-ever atomic weapon of war on August 6, 1945. The effects are still being felt around the world, ...

Hiroshima Day on August 6 reminds us of the cost of war. Explore poster ideas, peace quotes, and the story of the Hiroshima ...

Eighty years on, the devastation of Hiroshima in Japan still echoes as a painful reminder of the lives lost and the lasting ...

Yoshito Matsushige’s photographs Hiroshima’s destruction are among the most harrowing visual records of the nuclear age.

The following is the full text of a message from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, delivered on the 80th anniversary ...

This article contains descriptions of nuclear weapons effects, including disturbing accounts of the victims. On August 6, ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later, dropped another one on Nagasaki.

On the 80th anniversary of the world’s only atomic bombings, author Lesley MM Blume reveals how John Hersey laid bare the ...