Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a press conference following the meeting of The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Ministers of Defence at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, on February 13, 2025.
GOING OVERBOARD

Hegseth’s Frenzied DEI Purge Targets ‘Gay’ Plane

A photo of the historic B-29 bomber was flagged for deletion on the Defense Department website.

William Vaillancourt

Terumi Tanaka, secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo.
BEARING WITNESS

Group Who Survived WWII Blasts Gets Nobel Peace Prize

For their work to “help us to describe the indescribable, to think the unthinkable, and to somehow grasp the incomprehensible pain.”

Claire Lampen

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference on border security on January 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.
GOING ATOMIC

Sen. Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Compares It to Hiroshima

Graham argued Israel would be justified in obliterating Gaza because America did it to Japan 80 years ago.

Amanda Yen

The “Oppenheimer” team with Best Picture presenter Al Pacino.
‘MY EYES SEE...’

Al Pacino Bizarrely Announces ‘Oppenheimer’ as Best Picture

Um, aren’t the announcers supposed to, y’know, read out all of the nominees?

Fletcher Peters

Cillian Murphy accepts his Oscar for 'Oppenheimer.'
‘PROUD IRISHMAN’

Cillian Murphy ‘Overwhelmed’ by First Oscar Win

“I’d really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere,” Murphy said as he gleefully accepted his award.

Fletcher Peters

Alt-text: Photo illustration of Rami Malek in front of three atomic explosions
EXPLOSIVE

Rami Malek Is the Secret Weapon of ‘Oppenheimer’

After spending most of the three-hour film either missing or silent, Malek’s character delivers a stunning monologue that marks the actor’s greatest performance in years.

Allegra Frank

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Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer watches an atomic bomb test.
EXPLOSIVE CINEMA

The Glory and Horror of the ‘Oppenheimer’ Atomic Bomb Launch

Christopher Nolan’s epic film builds to the civilization-changing test of the first atomic bomb. Here’s our deep-dive into every harrowing, epic moment of the dazzling sequence.

Nick Schager

A photo illustration made up of stills from the movie Barefoot Gen
DEVASTATING

After ‘Oppenheimer,’ Watch This Horrifying Atomic Bomb Film

The 1980s anime “Barefoot Gen” tells the story of the bombing on Hiroshima exactly 40 years before Christopher Nolan’s film about the man who made the horrendous weapon itself.

Barry Levitt

Survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima have opposed a sister park agreement between the city’s peace park and the Pearl Harbor memorial.
‘INSULT’

Hiroshima Survivors Offended by Pearl Harbor Agreement

Groups representing atom bomb victims asked officials not to sign the peace park deal.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist, Director of the Manhattan project, standing before blackboard, holding pipe
THAT TOOK A MINUTE

A-Bomb’s Robert Oppenheimer Has Security Clearance Restored

The government scientist was stripped of his clearance during the McCarthy era.

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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

This Is the Big Question All Scientists Need to Ask First

The history of scientific breakthroughs teaches the same lesson over and over: Just because we can doesn’t mean we should.

Rachel Barenbaum

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