The U.S. decision to use the atomic bomb was motivated by a desire to save American lives, end the war quickly, and to send a warning to the Soviet Union. Similar calculations could lead to the use of ...

Japan marks 80 years since the U.S.'s World War II nuclear attack on Hiroshima. The number of atomic bomb survivors is dwindling, as wars and global instability pose a growing challenge to Japan's ...

This week marks the 80th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s fateful decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (respectively, Aug. 6 and 9, 1945). To date, ...

Editor's note: This story first appeared in The Charlotte Observer on Aug. 6, 1995, the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, is the 80th anniversary.

This week marks the 80th anniversary of President Harry Truman's fateful decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (respectively, Aug. 6 and 9, 1945). To date, ...