Tag: nuclear weapons

Photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and today

A blinding light like thousands of strobe lights—that's how Toshiko Tanaka described the morning, 80 years ago today,…

Pope Leo criticises nuclear deterrence on 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

By Joshua McElweeVATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Wednesday criticised the "illusory security" of the global nuclear deterrence…

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors frustrated by growing nuke threat

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the…