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Evacuation warnings issued in California town after pipe bomb was found in public forest
Authorities with the Shasta County Bomb Squad arrived at the scene around noon, and confirmed that the device was a live ...
Nagasaki marks 80th A-bomb anniversary as survivors put hopes of nuclear ban in the hands of youth
About 2,600 people, including representatives from more than 90 countries, attended a memorial event at Nagasaki Peace Park.
Eight decades after Hiroshima, nuclear weapons continue to haunt global politics — and the world needs calm, pragmatic debate
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, remains a pivotal and controversial event in modern history. Beyond its ...
SAPD: Northeast-side restaurant evacuated after receiving bomb threat
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Police say a bomb threat overnight caused a northeast-side restaurant to be evacuated. Officers ...
How the atomic bombing of Nagasaki tore apart Japan’s understanding of motherhood
Nakamura was 21-years old and was hanging laundry outside around 11am when the bomb fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. She ...
Quiz: It’s Almost Impossible to Put These Atomic Age Events in the Right Order
The Second World War had dragged on for more than five years by the time scientists with the Manhattan Project were ready to test the world’s first atomic bomb in a New Mexico desert. Once that ...
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Truman never ordered the use of the atomic bombs—but he did order atomic bombings to be stopped
On the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, President Truman deserves credit for the first use of the atomic bomb in war. But he also deserves some credit for the fact that ...
Cruise Ship 'Evacuated' After Man Claims to Have an 'Explosive Device' on Board
A cruise ship was forced to evacuate after a man claimed he had an explosive device on board while the vessel was in ...
Nantucket police investigate second bomb threat
Nantucket police are investigating a second bomb threat this week at the Ralph Lauren building on Main Street. No explosives ...
The Boyz's The Blaze Concert Delayed Due To Bomb Threat; Seoul Venue Evacuated To Enable Search - Read Agency's Statement
The Boyz Seoul concert, as part of its world tour, got delayed following a bomb scare. Its agency ONE HUNDRED issued a ...
Nagasaki marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing as survivors place hopes of nuclear ban in hands of youth
The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after the ...
Her voice long-stifled in US-occupied Okinawa, Nagasaki A-bomb survivor speaks out
The need to survive made hibakusha reluctant to speak. Taeko Kiriya, an associate professor of peace studies at Tama ...