DOMINIC SANDBROOK: How the man who invented the atom bomb was brought down by his obsession with his communist lover. By DOMINIC SANDBROOK . Published: 18:51 EDT, 16 June 2023 | Updated: 18:58 EDT ...

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The plane safely landed with the one remaining bomb and nuclear capsule onboard at an airfield near Atlantic City, New Jersey. Despite a search, no traces of the weapons or debris were found. Feb ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima — becoming the only country to ever use nuclear weapons during wartime.

Birmingham, the atom bomb and the most influential Soviet spy in history. A eureka moment in a Birmingham basement led to the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict – and the death of ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima — becoming the only country to ever use nuclear weapons during wartime.