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The Case for the Atomic Bomb, 80 Years Later

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Even after several square miles of central Nagasaki were destroyed by the second bomb, army chief Yoshijiro Umezu concluded that Japan still had the “ability to deal a smashing blow to the enemy”
Updated on Aug 08, 2025 03:31 pm IST

Nuclear nightmares are back

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Illustration: Lan Truong
Published on Aug 07, 2025 05:32 pm IST

Japan marks 80 years of atomic bombing as survivors seek nuclear disarmament

Visitors observe a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, at 8.15am, the time atomic bomb exploded over the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Published on Aug 06, 2025 10:57 am IST

79 years ago when the ‘Fat Man’ fell on Nagasaki

Nagasaki was hit by an atomic bomb three days after Hiroshima.
Published on Aug 09, 2024 11:24 am IST

Who is Tim Walberg? GOP congressman faces ire over calls to bomb Gaza like…

Speaking with constituents on March 25, Walberg of Michigan appeared to suggest that the US must deploy nuclear weapons in the Gaza strip rather than sending humanitarian aid.
Updated on Mar 31, 2024 11:59 pm IST

Nagasaki Day: 78th anniversary of US atomic bombing today. All you need to know

In this August 9, 1945 file photo, a mushroom cloud rises moments after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, southern Japan.
Published on Aug 09, 2023 09:48 am IST

Hiroshima: Atomic bomb survivors keep memory alive

Nuclear bombing survivors speak often at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, where images of the devastated city are exhibited.
Published on Aug 06, 2023 10:56 am IST

Hiroshima Day: 78th anniversary of US atomic bombing today. All you need to know

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, front right, observes a moment of silence during a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Sunday.
Published on Aug 06, 2023 11:15 am IST

How the Japanese overcame the US' soft power and preserved cultural liberty

A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo
Published on Aug 05, 2023 01:05 pm IST

Atomic bomb survivors look to Hiroshima G7 summit as "sliver of hope"

Sueichi Kido, survivor of A-bombing in Nagasaki, and Secretary General of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) speaks during an online interview in Hiroshima, western Japan.
Published on May 19, 2023 01:54 pm IST

77 years for Atomic Bombing- Nagasaki marks anniversary

In this August 9, 1945 file photo, a mushroom cloud rises moments after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, southern Japan.
Updated on Aug 09, 2022 01:05 pm IST

Nagasaki Day: Know its history and significance

In this August 9, 1945 file photo, a mushroom cloud rises moments after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, southern Japan.
Published on Aug 09, 2021 10:51 am IST

Treaty banning nukes ratified but US, major powers not on board

The 50th ratification came on the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the UN Charter, which officially established the United Nations and is celebrated as UN Day.
Updated on Oct 26, 2020 04:02 am IST

Nuclear weapons ban treaty to enter into force: UN

The 50th ratification came on the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the UN Charter which officially established the United Nations and is celebrated as UN Day.
Updated on Oct 25, 2020 07:03 am IST

Hiroshima day: Bomb survivors lament Japan not doing enough for nuke ban

In this Sept. 8, 1945, file photo released by U.S. Air Force, two people walk on a cleared path through the destruction resulting from the Aug. 6 detonation of the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people, including those with radiation-related injuries and illnesses, died through Dec. 31, 1945.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 06:05 pm IST

Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack

People wearing protective face masks pray for atomic bomb victims in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the US 1945 atomic bombing, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2020, on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 09:16 am IST

India and Pakistan must talk — on nuclear issues | Analysis

Pakistan is an outlier in the nuclear order in the region . Its military establishment enjoys near sovereignty in decision-making. It has tacticalised weapons and is enhancing its capabilities
Updated on Oct 28, 2019 08:14 pm IST

Bhopal gas tragedy among world’s major industrial accidents of 20th century: UN report

Bhopal gas disaster survivors hold posters during a protest rally in Bhopal. (AFP File Photo)
Updated on Apr 21, 2019 01:12 am IST

Hiroshima marks 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing in World War II

In this September 8, 1945 photo, an allied correspondent stands in the rubble in front of the shell of a building that once was an exhibition centre and government office in Hiroshima, Japan, a month after the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare was dropped by the US on August 6, 1945.
Updated on Aug 06, 2018 09:51 am IST

US museum stalls Hiroshima exhibit over nuke weapon ban push

An anti-nuclear protester holds best-selling children's author and Hiroshima bombing survivor Junko Morimoto's book, ‘My Hiroshima’, at a rally outside the Australian government offices in Sydney on February 5, 2018.
Published on Apr 03, 2018 03:35 pm IST