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.
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.
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...
Suddenly a shard of history comes flying at me from the ebbing days of World War II, hitting me in the heart.
“In May 2016, President Barack Obama became the first sitting United States president to visit Hiroshima, the city that suffered...
“Seventy-four years ago today the United States dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima…” Author: Robert F....
“This week marks 73 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, ultimately...
““. . . may all members be mindful that the institutions and structures of our great nation guarantee the opportunities...
“Finally, 72 years after the US dropped the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and three days later on Nagasaki…” Robert...
“Like many citizens for whom the daily headlines are an invitation to ponder the mental health of our political leaders…”...
“Seventy-one years ago on August 6th and 9th the world entered the nuclear age with the bombings of Hiroshima and...
“On August 6 each year, the world commemorates the dawn of the atomic age by remembering the obliteration of Hiroshima....
“Japan seeks not an apology or reparation but an awareness and intimate connection to the common humanity we all share...
“North Korea’s May 7 declaration that it would not be first to use nuclear weapons was met with official derision...
“Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit to Hiroshima’s ground zero, where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb nearly...
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