Hayawo Kiyama of Los Osos was fishing with his aunt when lightning lit up the sky: “It was wide and thick but without sound, ...

Bombshell shows how the government tried to minimize the effects of radiation and prevent independent reporting through ...

Bombshell explores how the U.S. manipulated the narrative about the impact of the WWII bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and ...

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have played a big part in preventing the use of nuclear ...

Nagasaki was ranked 17th and Okinawa 46th on the New York Times’ list of “52 Places to Go in 2026.” The U.S. newspaper ...

The stories of Allied POWs in Nagasaki during the atomic bombing - Hundreds of Allied prisoners of war were held in Japanese camps in Nagasaki when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb 80 years ago ...

A mother and child in Hiroshima a few months after the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945.Credit...Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock Supported by By ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott L. Montgomery is a geologist who writes about energy issues. Fear of radiation is a staple of the post-WWII era. Assumptions ...

Debate is growing over plans to revise the country’s long-standing non-nuclear policy. Hibakusha groups fear Tokyo may ease restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons. They argue that the only nation to ...