As the threat of a nuclear war intensifies, the terrifying reality of what could happen after the bombs explode may cause more fear than the initial cataclysm. For decades, worst-case scenarios have ...

Hiroshima, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in a ceremony of remembrance, but it was an event also aimed, psychologically, at preventing ...

One of the most painful things about growing older is the death of deeply loved and deeply wise mentors. A few years ago, during a terribly short span of time, three of my favorite priests passed away ...

On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima became the first target of an atomic bomb in human history. In a single instant, a thriving city was reduced to ruins, and tens of thousands of lives were lost ...

The Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) is a U.S.-Japan cooperative research institute that investigates the health effects of atomic bomb radiation for peaceful purposes. The National ...

Tsutomu Yamaguchi is known to be the sole individual recognised to have survived both atomic attacks in Japan during the ...