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The Christian Science Monitor23h
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 ...
The Durango Herald2h
Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging ...
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Japan: Lanterns Float in Hiroshima to Mark 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing
People in Hiroshima launched lanterns onto the Motoyasu River, which flows through Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, to ...
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 ...
The Atomic Age began 80 years ago when the U.S. dropped A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in Japan's surrender, ending World War II and ushering in the Atomic Age.
Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat
Many aging Hiroshima survivors express frustration over growing global support for nuclear weapons as deterrence.
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80 years after atomic blast, Hiroshima’s trees still tell the story
When the Japanese city of Hiroshima became the site of the first-ever use of a nuclear weapon in war, two-thirds of the city ...
Japan commemorates 80 years since atomic bombing of Hiroshima
The 80th anniversary of this pivotal event in history is a particularly notable one, as it will be the last milestone for most of the few remaining survivors.
Hiroshima marks bombing’s date
Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging ...
National Catholic Reporter1h
Bishops in Japan: Atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Catholic Church must renew its ...
America Magazine1hOpinion
80 years after Hiroshima, the world still lives under threat of nuclear destruction
I've traveled to Hiroshima as part of a Catholic peace delegation. Our purpose is to commemorate the victims of the atomic ...