The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on this day in 1945. Haunting photos show what happened.

On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Recently discovered eyewitness account of Hiroshima atom bomb published, detailing horror and desperation of survivors

At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the course of World War II and the history of Japan changed when the US military dropped the ...

The atomic bomb, a world-changing invention, inflicted suffering and launched the nuclear age

The printing press, the lightbulb, the internal combustion engine and the computer moved the world into a mostly better ...

Hiroshima survivor shares his story 81 years after the atomic bomb was dropped

A local man who was just seven years old when he survived the Hiroshima bombing is sharing his story, as it's his mission to ...
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Hiroshima honors atomic bomb victims as survivor population dwindles

More than 50,000 gathered at Peace Memorial Park to remember the victims of the world’s first atomic bombing and hear renewed ...

A-bomb survivors' no-nuclear goal faces challenges amid deterrence

Survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been campaigning for a nuclear-free ...

Can A Nuclear Reactor Explode Like An Atomic Bomb?

Nuclear reactors and atomic bombs both rely on nuclear fission, but does that mean that a reactor could turn into an atomic ...