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Nagasaki pays tribute to victims of atomic bombing amid nuclear war fears

Nagasaki paid tribute to victims of US atomic bombing 77 years ago on Aug 9, with mayor saying Russia's war on Ukraine showed the world that another nuclear attack is "a tangible and present crisis".

Nagasaki pays tribute to victims of atomic bombing amid nuclear war fears
Updated On : 09 Aug 2022 | 12:11 PM IST

75 years of US atomic bombing: Nagasaki urges world leaders for nuclear ban

The August 9, 1945, bombing came three days after the United States dropped its first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the world's first ever nuclear attack that killed 140,000

75 years of US atomic bombing: Nagasaki urges world leaders for nuclear ban
Updated On : 09 Aug 2020 | 9:58 AM IST
Updated On : 06 Aug 2020 | 2:40 PM IST

Unconditional surrender, red scare: Why US dropped atomic bombs on Japan

With the Red Army suddenly deep into Manchuria, Japanese leaders were weighing evaporating options when the second bomb incinerated Nagasaki

Unconditional surrender, red scare: Why US dropped atomic bombs on Japan
Updated On : 06 Aug 2020 | 12:36 PM IST
Updated On : 16 Jul 2020 | 10:34 AM IST

The black elephants

One example of a black elephant was the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The destructive power of the atom bomb stunned Japan into surrender

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2019 | 7:07 PM IST

Postman who survived Nagasaki atomic bomb dies at 88

Taniguchi, once considered a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize, died of cancer

Postman who survived Nagasaki atomic bomb dies at 88
Updated On : 30 Aug 2017 | 5:58 PM IST

Nagasaki marks 71st atomic bombing anniversary

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Saturday marked the commemoration of the bombing of his city, also citing Obama's visit

Nagasaki marks 71st atomic bombing anniversary
Updated On : 09 Aug 2016 | 11:57 AM IST