In the wake of the blast, these eerie shadows were left etched into surfaces across the city—almost like a photo negative of ...

On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

World War II, after the explosion of the atom bomb in August 1945, Hiroshima, Japan. Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (TOKYO) — The atomic bombings of ...

First came the idea of splitting the atom; then, a chain of events leading to a moment forever etched in collective memory—the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Eighty years ago, a flash of light changed the world forever. The stories of those who lived through the unimaginable reveal ...

IT was the day that changed the world for ever – when the first atomic bomb brought ­Armageddon to Japan.  Oscar-winning 2023 film Oppenheimer tells how the world’s most destructive weapon ...

80 Years On, Chilling Photos Of The Hiroshima Bombing Remind Us Why Nuclear Weapons Are Terrifying This year marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the nuclear age as well as its deadly potential.

"As a little kid, you're just in awe that all these people want to see and talk to the man that tucked you in bed every night," Kia Tibbets said.

Kazumi Matsui said the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East meant a growing acceptance of nuclear weapons.

Nuclear boffin Alex Wellerstein explained what to expect if you're ever caught in the crossfire of an atomic bomb - and ...

Eighty years after the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the city has transformed. The bombing immediately killed 80,000 people and destroyed 70% of the city's buildings. Today, Hiroshima is ...