The conclusion of World War II came with a daunting choice that forever changed history: the use of atomic bombs on Japan.

The United States dropping an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945, hastened the end of World War II. Japan formally surrendered less than a month later. Ohio has more than one connection ...

In the World War II History Roundtable’s next presentation at Greenville’s Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum, author and U.S. Naval War College professor Jonathan Parshall will be discussing factors ...

NAGASAKI, Japan — The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands and left survivors who hope their harrowing memories can ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by his wife and daughter, have paid their respects to atomic bombing victims in Nagasaki as he wrapped up a tour to some of the worst-hit places in World War II ...

A woman prays at the Peace Memorial Park ahead of the memorial service to mark the 80th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack, in the city of Hiroshima early on August 6, 2025. (Photo by ...

Many advocated the internationalization of atomic weaponry after the war. Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle did not.

Japan's atomic bomb survivors declared that nuclear weapons cannot coexist with humans, as they gathered in Hiroshima to ...

Karin Tanabe and Victoria Kelly explore the ramifications of atomic bombings on Japan in their documentary, "Atomic Echoes," streaming on PBS. (Beatrice Becette for Blue Chalk Media) Michas Ohnstad ...