Eighty years ago, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Up to 250,000 people, mostly civilians, lost their lives. Since then, many have been sincerely and others purposefully moralizing ...

Tri-Cities workers produced plutonium that powered the last atomic bomb 80 years ago. Relief in Tri-Cities that war ended without further lives lost; immense suffering in Japan Peace ceremonies in ...

November 3, 1944 - The first of 9,000 Japanese balloon bombs was launched on Nov. 3, 1944. The Japanese government was hoping to set fires and cause casualties during World War Two. Parts of five ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. When Kikuyo Nakamura’s adult son ...

The U.S. decision to use the atomic bomb was motivated by a desire to save American lives, end the war quickly, and to send a warning to the Soviet Union. Similar calculations could lead to the use of ...

As they fly wing to wing over a vital spot in the development of the atomic bomb, a native of Japan and a former US military officer hope their friendship outshines the horror of the blasts that took ...

(CNN) — When Kikuyo Nakamura’s adult son discovered bumps on his back, she assumed it was just a rash. Still, she urged him to go to the hospital — better safe than sorry. Hiroshi, her second son, was ...