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Remembering the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the ties to Oak Ridge

Venesa Torres of Oak Ridge watches as citizens ring the International Friendship Bell at A.K. Bissell Park at 6:47 a.m. to ...

Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors ...

80 years later, Hiroshima bombing survivors warn of new nuclear warfare

The Japanese city, on which America dropped the first atomic bomb near the end of World War II, is commemorating the ...

Peace activists mark Hiroshima 80th anniversary

Local peace activists were joined by visitor from Japan today as they marked the 80th anniversary of the U-S dropping the ...

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.

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.

Hiroshima Mayor Issues Nuclear Bomb Warning to West

Kazumi Matsui said the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East meant a growing acceptance of nuclear weapons.

Director James Cameron says his film about Hiroshima and Nagasaki is ‘a sacred duty’

Film director James Cameron tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour he is adapting the book, “Ghosts of Hiroshima” by Charles ...

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 ...

Keeping the Memory of Hiroshima Alive Is More Important Than Ever

The 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima comes at a time when the strengthening the nuclear taboo has ...