Photos: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Before and After the BombsBefore the 1945 atomic blasts, they were thriving cities. In a flash, they became desolate wastelands.Read more
Hiroshima, Then Nagasaki: Why the US Deployed the Second A‑BombThe explicit reason was to swiftly end the war with Japan. But it was also intended to send a message to the Soviets.Read more
The Hiroshima Bombing Didn’t Just End WWII—It Kick‑Started the Cold WarThe colossal power of the atomic bomb drove the world’s two leading superpowers into a new confrontation.Read more
Harry Truman and Hiroshima: Inside His Tense A‑Bomb VigilAs the fateful bombing mission commenced half a world away, the anxious president waited for news at sea in the Atlantic.Read more
“Father of the Atomic Bomb” Was Blacklisted for Opposing H‑BombAfter creating the first one, J. Robert Oppenheimer called for international controls on nuclear weapons.Read more
The Man Who Survived Two Atomic BombsSome 260,000 people survived the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki—Tsutomu Yamaguchi was one of the very few who endured the horror of both.Read more
