Nagasaki

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".

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

When US dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago

On this day 75 years ago, the US had dropped the first of its two atomic bombs on Japanese cities — the first, in Hiroshima, killed more than 70,000 people instantly. A second bomb, which was dropped three days later over Nagasaki, killed 40,000 more. The nuclear warfare put paid to the World War II and a devastating chapter in world history. Watch video to know more

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

This is what happened the morning the first atomic bomb created a new world

The extraordinary story of the Manhattan Project

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

Postman who survived Nagasaki atomic bomb dies at 88

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

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