Why game theory could be critical in a nuclear war

The half-life of humanity is currently around 35 years,” said Nobel laureate in physics David Gross as he concluded an ...
CBS News

As Hiroshima marks 80 years since U.S. atomic bombing, survivor says "nuclear weapons and humanity cannot co-exist"

Looking out over the skyline of Hiroshima, 96-year-old Junji Sarashina points out places from his childhood. "That was my grade school. Not too far from here," he tells his granddaughter, showing her ...
Stars and Stripes

Hiroshima survivor who brought attention to atomic bombing’s American victims dies at 88

TOKYO — A Japanese atomic bomb survivor who spent decades researching American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack has died at age 88. Shigeaki Mori devoted nearly 50 years to uncovering ...
Florida Today

Opinion: Reflections on using the atomic bomb 80 years later

August marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombs ending World War II. Initially, the American public hailed President Harry Truman’s decision to deploy the weapons against Japan. In time, however ...
Stars and Stripes

Legislation introduced to expand benefits for atomic veterans on 80th anniversary of first bomb test

As the world marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated in the New Mexico desert, a Nevada congresswoman introduced new legislation Wednesday intended to streamline benefits for those ...
The Aviationist

The B-29 Goes Atomic: A Look at Operation Silverplate

Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82’, was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay was about to change the world. Approximately a ...