TOKYO: Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.The first on August 6, 1945 killed around 140,000 people in Hiroshima and three days later another 74,000 perished in Nagasaki.Here are some facts about the devastating attacks:The first atomic bomb was dropped on the western city of Hiroshima by the US bomber Enola Gay, nicknamed “Little Boy.”It detonated about 600 meters from the ground, with a force equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT.Tens of thousands died instantly, while others succumbed to injuries or illness in the

TOKYO: Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.The first on August 6, 1945 killed around 140,000…

At 8.15am on August 6, 1945, 'Little Boy' was released from Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress captained by Colonel Paul Tibbets Junior, writes IAIN MACGREGOR.

HIROSHIMA, Japan: Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining elderly Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear…

l 6 agosto 1945 il B-29 americano Enola Gay sganciava su Hiroshima l'ordigno atomico «Little Boy», causando la morte di circa 140.000 persone. Una seconda bomba, «Fat Man», colpì …

Remembrances in Japan, the United States and elsewhere this week mark the only use of atomic weapons in military conflict and against civilian populations.

Mit den ersten im Krieg eingesetzten Atombomben verwandelten die USA 1945 Hiroshima und Nagasaki in eine Hölle. Der Bürgermeister von Hiroshima hat eine wichtige Botschaft für die…

El 80 aniversario de la destrucción de la ciudad japonesa advierte contra la actual frivolidad global sobre la amenaza nuclear

Vor 80 Jahren setzten die USA das erste Mal eine Atombombe ein – mit verheerenden Folgen. Das prägt das sicherheitspolitische Denken bis heute.

Vor 80 Jahren setzten die USA das erste Mal eine Atombombe ein – mit verheerenden Folgen. Das prägt das sicherheitspolitische Denken bis heute.

Il "Ragazzino", Little Boy, scivolò dal cielo alle 8.15 del 6 agosto 1945 e in pochissimi secondi sotto, a Hiroshima, non rimasero in vita e in piedi niente e nessuno: non case,...

No issue has greater urgency and urgent need than ensuring that weapons of mass destruction will never be detonated in anger or, possibly worse, by accident.

Americans are divided between support and opposition for the US decision to drop an atomic bomb during World War II.