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Restored Nagasaki bell rings in 80 years since atomic bombing
Asia & Pacific 7 months ago

Restored Nagasaki bell rings in 80 years since atomic bombing

"A crisis that could threaten the survival of humanity, such as a nuclear war, is looming over each and every one of us living on this planet," said Nagasaki mayor Shiro Suzuki.
Nobel prize a timely reminder, Hiroshima locals say
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Nobel prize a timely reminder, Hiroshima locals say

With the average age among the roughly 105,000 hibakusha still alive now 85, it is vital that young people continue to be taught about what happened.
Nobel laureate Hidankyo co-chair worries about children in Israel and Gaza
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Nobel laureate Hidankyo co-chair worries about children in Israel and Gaza

While Mimaki said the prize would give a major boost to his group's efforts to demonstrate that it was possible to abolish nuclear weapons, he acknowledged that many countries seemed uninterested in seeing a world without them.
Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
Europe 1 year ago

Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize

The group, founded in 1956, received the honour "for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again".
Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA

The NASA Earth Observatory said the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano spewed debris as high as 40 kilometres (25 miles) into the atmosphere during the January 15 eruption that triggered huge tsunami waves.
Nagasaki marks 75 years since atomic bombing
World 5 years ago

Nagasaki marks 75 years since atomic bombing

The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday commemorated the 75th anniversary of its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with its mayor and the head of the United Nations warning against a nuclear arms race.
From Manhattan to Hiroshima: The race for the atom bomb
World 5 years ago

From Manhattan to Hiroshima: The race for the atom bomb

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki capped six years of top-secret work by scientists from Europe and North America. Here is an overview of how that process unfolded.
Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
World 5 years ago

Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the world's first atomic bomb attack, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing a scaling back of ceremonies to remember the victims.
Time to end the nuclear menace
Opinion 5 years ago

Time to end the nuclear menace

For decades, nuclear testing led to horrific human and environmental consequences. This relic of a former age should be confined there forever. Only a legally-binding, verifiable prohibition on all nuclear testing can achieve this.  
The false dichotomy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Opinion 5 years ago

The false dichotomy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Americans must admit that the nuclear war against Japan was one of the greatest atrocities in human history. For the first time ever, we humans now have the power to bring about our own extinction. There is absolutely nothing “necessary” about this evil.
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