Hiroshima

He said the decision to conduct yesterday's test at Fangataufa Atoll was deplorable and against common sense. It further damaged France's international reputation and was contrary to the wishes of its own people. "The French Government has failed to ask the …

How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They dont, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant inspectors complete access to their nuclear technologies, fo…

How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They don't, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant inspectors complete access to their nuclear technologies, f…

How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They dont, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant inspectors complete access to their nuclear technologies, fo…

Disheartened by two world wars and the threat of nuclear annihilation, theoretical physicist Paul Driscoll enlists the assistance of his colleague to send him, by time machine, back in time in the hope of altering the course of history. He makes three attempt…

Disheartened by two world wars and the threat of nuclear annihilation, theoretical physicist Paul Driscoll enlists the assistance of his colleague to send him, by time machine, back in time in the hope of altering the course of history. He makes three attempt…

Chernobyl REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/Files It's no coincidence that many details of Chernobyl are still shrouded in mystery. Since the Soviet Union began developing nuclear technology in 1943, Russia's government has tried to keep the details about that meltdow…

Key point: Bunkers would not have saved us. The special terror in nuclear deterrence reveals itself during natural rather than human-made disasters. Despite early warnings, extensive transport networks, government preparations and lots of money, thousands st…

Jacques Chirac, who was awarded the 1996 Ig Nobel Peace Prize, has died. The 1996 Ig Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Jacques Chirac, President of France, for commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Hiroshima with atomic bomb tests in the Pacific. Posted …

This list of war memoirs is sponsored by What They Meant for Evil by Rebecca Deng published by FaithWords, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. Many stories have been told about the famous Lost Boys, but now for the first time, a Lost Girl shares her hauntingl…