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The search for missing Hiroshima victims 80 years after atomic bombing

Thousands of the dead and dying were brought to a small rural island south of Hiroshima

The Independent UK

Peaceful protest planned at Faslane ahead of 80th anniversary of atomic bomb

A protest is planned at Faslane this weekend to make a fresh call for a world free of nuclear weapons

The National (Scotland)

The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Eighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thrusting humanity into a terrifying new age. In mere moments, tens of thousands of people perished in deaths whose descriptions often defy comprehension.

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‘Then the city started to burn, the fires were chasing me’ – 80 years on, Hiroshima survivors describe how the atomic blast echoed down generations

I’m not sure if it was the effect of the atomic bomb, but I have always had a weak body, and when I was born, the doctor said I wouldn’t last more than three days.

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In the shadow of the Hiroshima blast: the secret romance that bloomed in defiance of the white Australia policy

Nobuko Sakuramoto survived the atomic bomb and found love with an Australian serviceman. Together they stared down racism and forged a path for those who would follow

The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima mayor invites Trump to visit after ‘that hit ended the war’ crack comparing WWII atom bomb to Iran strike

President’s comments incited angry backlash in Japan, with Hiroshima’s city assembly passing resolution condemning statements that ‘justify the use of atomic bombs’

The Independent UK

James Cameron calls Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer a ‘moral cop-out’

The Titanic director, who is planning an adaptation of nonfiction book Ghosts of Hiroshima, says Nolan’s film ‘dodged the subject’ of the atomic bomb’s devastating impact on that city

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Online Memorial For Children Dead In Hiroshima, Nagasaki

A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month.

International Business Times

Trump's Comparison Of US Strikes On Iran To Hiroshima And Nagasaki Atomic Bombings Sparks Outrage In Japan: 'Unacceptable'

Recent comments by President Donald Trump comparing the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 have sparked criticism from Japanese officials and atomic bomb survivors.

Benzinga

Trump's Comparison of Iran Strikes to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Called Out for One Thing: 'Didn't Iran Bomb Israel After?'

President Donald Trump seemingly compared his strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

Latin Times

Furious Trump says US could strike Iran again and compares attack to Hiroshima

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The Independent UK

Donald Trump compares US strike on Iran to Hiroshima bombing

Donald Trump has compared his US strikes on Iran’s nuclear plants to the Hiroshima bombing.

The Independent UK

Briton becomes first triple amputee to sail solo and unsupported across the Pacific

Army veteran Craig Wood sailed from Puerto Vallarta in Mexico to Hiroshima in Japan in 90 days.

The Independent UK

Stop this ‘footsie’: Tulsi Gabbard scorched for weird nuclear warning now that, like, actual nuclear war is on the line

Hey Tulsi, what's with the spooky vibes?

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The Guardian - UK

‘You don’t brag about wiping out 60‑70,000 people’: the men who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This summer will mark 80 years since the attacks stunned the world. Today, every one of the crew members who carried out the bombings is dead. Here, one of the last writers to interview them reopens his files

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Tulsi Gabbard claims ‘elites’ are planning the end of the world, forgets her boss is one of them

Just a typical day in Tulsi-land

Latin Times

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Warns of Global Nuclear Catastrophe in Emotional Hiroshima Video

The former Democrat presidential candidate is accusing elites of pushing the world to the brink of catastrophe. Tulsi Gabbard posted an alarming video on her personal social media accounts after a visit to Japan

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Nagasaki extends invitation to 'all countries' to memorial event of 1945 nuclear bombing

The United States dropped its second atomic bomb on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, three days after the first bombing of Hiroshima, together killing more than 210,000 people.

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The Independent UK

Asteroid 2024 YR4: More than 100 million people live in risk corridor, Nasa data shows

Asteroid’s destructive potential is 500 times the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

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The Independent UK

Japanese atomic bomb survivors say Nobel Peace Prize gives fresh impetus to disarmament push

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki said being recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize has given them a new incentive to push for nuclear disarmament ahead of the 80th anniversary next year of the attacks

International Business Times

Japan's Atomic Bomb Survivors To Accept Nobel Prize In Oslo

This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be presented Tuesday to Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, which lobbies against the weapons now resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

International Business Times

Japan's A-bomb Survivors: From Discrimination To A Nobel

Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Japan will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday but, after years of anti-nuclear campaigning and showing the world their scars, they still retain the painful memories of the discrimination they have faced.

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The Most Beautiful Japanese Car Was Inspired By Italy and Penned in America

Tom Matano was a little shocked when he first visited Mazda’s design studio in Hiroshima. He joined the company in 1983 to head up the California design studio at the newly formed Mazda Research of America (MRA). At the time, his colleagues in Japan were working on the second-generation FC…

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