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80 Years After Hiroshima, the Nuclear Taboo Can't Be Taken for Granted

Eighty years ago this week, the world truly changed. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, followed three days later by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Yahoo

Hiroshima mayor warns world is repeating nuclear mistakes: ‘Please witness the reality’

The mayor of Hiroshima called on world leaders to “please visit” the Japanese city and witness the reality of using nuclear weapons as he condemned the race by countries to possess such destructive ...
National Catholic RegisterOpinion

Abortion in the Atomic Age: Hiroshima’s Moral Aftermath

COMMENTARY: The intentional taking of an innocent life is always gravely wrong — in war or in peace — and Hiroshima forces us ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

As World War II ended 80 years ago, here's how Cincinnati reacted

The Enquirer archives show the local reactions to the end of World War II. Paul Tibbets, the “Enola Gay” pilot who dropped the first atomic bomb, had been a pre-med student at the University of ...
Penn Live

80 years after atomic bombing of Hiroshima, ‘we face a greater nuclear threat than ever’

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing ...
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What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

For the first time, thanks to Hiroshima, human beings became an endangered species. People everywhere were presented with an existential choice between the quick and the dead, between one world and ...
The Real News Network

80 Years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, are we on the verge of another nuclear war?

This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Aug. 06, 2025. It is shared here with permission. Eighty years ago, the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on the civilian populations of Hiroshima and ...
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Hiroshima remembers nuclear bomb dropped on their home 80 years ago

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing ...
New York Post

Survivors of Hiroshima fear rising nuclear threat 80 years after atomic bombing

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing support of global leaders ...
WAMC

In Historic Hiroshima Visit, Obama To Push For Nuclear-Free World

President Obama wraps up a weeklong Asia trip on Friday with a historic visit to Hiroshima, Japan. Obama will be the first sitting president to visit the city synonymous with the deadly nuclear age ...
The Nation

What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

This year, the sanitized appeals to peace, hope, and resilience in memory of the catastrophe have become increasingly hollow. Ad Policy A huge cloud resulting from the massive fires started by “Little ...