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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.

As Hiroshima marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing, survivor says "nuclear weapons and humanity cannot co-exist"

The United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II.

Japanese leaders call for nuclear abolition on Hiroshima 80th anniversary

The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing ...

Russia and China tick Doomsday Clock toward midnight as Hiroshima bombing hits 80 years

The Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight as analysts debate nuclear deterrence effectiveness amid rising tensions with ...

As time silences Hiroshima, Nagasaki survivors, race is on to preserve their stories

Hundreds of people who lived through the atomic bombings 80 years ago, who many view as the only true nuclear experts, ...

How Meeting a Hiroshima Survivor Gave Me Hope

Koko Kondo's story is one of choosing forgiveness over hate—and is a lesson for humanity, writes David Cavell.

Pope Leo prays for victims on the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday and prayed for the those ...

‘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 ...