On August 6, 1945, the atomic mission against Hiroshima began. The primary strike aircraft was the B-29 Enola Gay, piloted by ...

Before the atomic bomb ended the war, the U.S. built a gigantic siege weapon called Little David - a 40-ton mortar designed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Half a world apart, the Tri-Cities in Washington and Nagasaki in Japan are linked forever by the birth of the Atomic Age. In the ...

A group of atomic bomb survivors and NGOs has submitted a written request to Japan's foreign ministry calling on the country ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the ...

After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan still resisted unconditional surrender while Manhattan Project production continued at full speed. Target committees had already built lists of cities and backups, ...

Japanese atomic bomb survivors have sent letters to the embassies of the US and Israel, condemning their attacks on Iran. However, the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo refused to accept the letter co-signed ...

Activists calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons have long relied on the powerful testimonies of atomic bomb survivors, ...

Japan and the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, inaugurating a new era of human history. At 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber known as the ...

American public opinion toward the atomic bombing of Japan has changed significantly over eight decades. The latest poll from the Pew Research Center reveals that less than half of Americans currently ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the ...