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Japan's Last A-Bomb Survivors Push to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
As the "Hibakusha"—survivors of atomic bombings—get older, they look to younger generations to carry on their legacy of activism.
70 Years On: Researchers Archive the Longest-Running Study of A-Bomb Survivors
In his 20s, US geneticist William Jack Schull joined a study to examine the effects of radiation on atomic bomb survivors. Now 93, he wants to share his experiences with the world.
Next Exit, Armageddon: Photos of America's Nuclear Weapons Legacy
Photographer Jim Lo Scalzo explores sites central to the development of American atomic warfare.
How To Build An Atomic Bomb (With CGI)
Just watching this VFX breakdown of a nuclear explosion will make you hide under your desk, '50s nuclear apocalypse style.
A Visit to the Shell of the Bomb
One of the Titan II missile silos is still open to visitors, and it's a blast.
The U.S. Once Dropped an Atomic Bomb on a South Carolina Town
In March 1958, an American B-47E bomber flying en route to Britain dropped its payload -- an _atomic bomb_ similar to the infamous Fat Boy -- on Florence, South Carolina. Yes, you read that right. Luckily, only six people were injured. No one died.
A Newsreel from Fifty Years Ago This Month: We Liked Ike, Blew Up Atomic Bombs, Carved Vegetable Sculptures
In this patriotic newsreel designed for students and other good citizens of 1952, America learns important news about Hawaii (which was about to become a state!) and hears a report on a high-tech camera capable of capturing a missile in slow-motion...
The Documentary About Hiroshima and Nagasaki The U.S. Didn't Want Us to See
Immediately after two atomic bombs detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing tens of thousands of people in an instant and leaving many more to die, the Japanese started shooting. They weren't using bullets, but film, hoping to document the first...