13 Jul, 2023
Listening to Oppenheimer, Seven Decades Later
Listening to Oppenheimer, Seven Decades Later by Robert C. Koehler 934 words A mere 55 years after his death, the...
13 Jul, 2023
5 Aug, 2022
It’s time to stop the MAD-ness!
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed 77 years ago this week. The two bombs the United States dropped on those cities killed some 200,000 human beings, most of whom were civilians.
4 Aug, 2021
Rejection of US Hiroshima Myths Long Overdue
Hiroshima was “a military base.” The US atomic bombings “ended the war,” and they “prevented an invasion and saved lives.” Our government’s tests of atomic weapons on people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 76 years ago...
27 May, 2021
A permanent structure of peace
Suddenly a shard of history comes flying at me from the ebbing days of World War II, hitting me in the heart.
11 Aug, 2020
Our Moral Awakening
“In May 2016, President Barack Obama became the first sitting United States president to visit Hiroshima, the city that suffered...
6 Aug, 2019
Hiroshima and the new arms race – no winners
“Seventy-four years ago today the United States dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima…” Author: Robert F....
6 Aug, 2018
Hibakusha and Hope in the Nuclear Age
“This week marks 73 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, ultimately...
11 May, 2018
Let the prayer continue
““. . . may all members be mindful that the institutions and structures of our great nation guarantee the opportunities...
6 Aug, 2017
Hope this Hiroshima Day
“Finally, 72 years after the US dropped the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and three days later on Nagasaki…” Robert...
26 Jul, 2017
There Is Still Time, Brother
“Like many citizens for whom the daily headlines are an invitation to ponder the mental health of our political leaders…”...
6 Aug, 2016
Hiroshima, Presidential Campaigns and Our Nuclear Future
“Seventy-one years ago on August 6th and 9th the world entered the nuclear age with the bombings of Hiroshima and...
2 Aug, 2016
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki
“On August 6 each year, the world commemorates the dawn of the atomic age by remembering the obliteration of Hiroshima....
26 May, 2016
On President Obama’s Hiroshima Visit
“Japan seeks not an apology or reparation but an awareness and intimate connection to the common humanity we all share...
15 May, 2016
North Korea, Following China and India, Pledges No-First-Use of Nuclear Weapons. So Could Obama
“North Korea’s May 7 declaration that it would not be first to use nuclear weapons was met with official derision...
20 Apr, 2016
President Obama Should Go to Hiroshima, But Not Empty-Handed
“Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit to Hiroshima’s ground zero, where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb nearly...