Many survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks have dedicated their lives to campaigning for nuclear disarmament. Their mission has grown more urgent as the number of living witnesses to the bombings has dwindled.
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Under Scrutiny Over Gaza, Israel Points to Civilian Toll of U.S. Wars
Israeli officials say it is impossible to defeat Hamas without killing innocents, a lesson they argue Americans and their allies should understand.
As Russia Claims Victory in Bakhmut, Ukraine Sees Opportunity Amid Ruins
Military analysts say that if Moscow continues to send reinforcements to defend the city, that could weaken Russian forces’ ability to hold off a broader counteroffensive that Ukraine has been planning.
Biden Announces More Aid for Ukraine as G7 Powers Meet in Japan
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine received vows of resolute support and promises of further weapons shipments even as Russian forces claimed to have seized the war-torn city of Bakhmut.
Zelensky Says Images of a Ruined Hiroshima Remind Him of Bakhmut
While it “wouldn’t be fair” to compare Hiroshima to what is happening in his country, Ukraine’s president said the city’s atomic bomb museum offered grim echoes of fresh devastation.
A Strengthened Zelensky Heads to G7 Meeting in Japan
The Ukrainian president will address world leaders on Sunday after President Biden opened the door to other nations training Ukrainian pilots and sending their F-16s to Kyiv.
Biden Pays Silent Tribute to Victims of Hiroshima Bomb
The president joined other leaders in laying wreaths at a memorial to the first wartime use of a nuclear weapon, amid growing fears that one could be used again.
Zelensky to Attend G7 Meeting in Japan
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was preparing to make the audacious trip halfway around the world as his country moves toward a counteroffensive against Russian forces.
Sunao Tsuboi, 96, Dies; Hiroshima Victim Who Lived to Tell His Story
After suffering through the agony of the attack and its aftermath, he devoted himself to spreading the message that nuclear weapons should be abolished.
Touring Trinity, the Birthplace of Nuclear Dread
A recent visit to the site of the first atomic bomb explosion offered desert vistas, (mildly) radioactive pebbles and troubling reflections.