The Manhattan Project ushered in the nuclear age, and with it the concept of international relations and war changed forever. Humankind now had the ability not only to destroy nations and civilizations but to end life as we know it on the planet....

These two cities are etched in the collective consciousness of the world as scenes of utter destruction and inhumanity. The decision of President Harry S Truman to authorize the use of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki also...

The mushroom cloud over Hiroshima after the dropping of Little Boy. The Fat Man mushroom cloud resulting from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rises 18 km (11 mi, 60,000 ft) into the air from the...

The US used immoral means to end World War II, but the Allies had bombed civilians even before the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Relations between the US and Japan have been good since the war, but the world should remember the shame...

A day of remembrance began in protest and ended in candlelight yesterday, marking the 42d anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. About 25 antinuclear activists began a vigil outside Draper Laboratories, 555 Technology Square, in Cambridge. The vigil is scheduled to end...

Essay examines Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the Atomic bomb.

Discusses whether the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II was morally right or wrong. Compares the outcome with a hypothetical full scale invasion of Japan by the United States.

This is a pro-atomic bombing essay, covering most of the arguments. It is mainly focused on Hiroshima.