Bikini Atoll
The primary objective of the Manhattan Project during World War II was the creation of a nuclear fission or atomic bomb. Even before that goal was accomplished in 1945, however, some nu...
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A crew member from a Japanese fishing boat exposed to radiation
from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
in 1954 has published a book to convey his antinuclear mess...
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Aiko Utsumi felt anger when she heard the news about the
irradiation of a Japanese fishing boat, the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, in
the South Pacific during a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in 1954.
''As...
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Today is Monday, May 21, the 141st day of 2007. There are 224 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, com...
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Today is Wednesday, July 25, the 206th day of 2007. There are 159 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 25, 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish passe...
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H.K.'s former No. 2 to run for legislative seat
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's former head of civil service Anson Chan
announced Tuesday she will run for a legislative council seat in a...
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Today is Sunday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2007. There are 183 days left in the year. This is Canada Day.Today's Highlight in History:On July 1, 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomic ...
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A special antinuclear terror laboratory founded last year by the
U.S. government has received collaboration from Japanese specialists
who have researched atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima an...
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The rats in Disney/Pixar's new animated film Ratatouille [Rat-a-too-ee] are resourceful, kinda cuddly and nice to have around. So, it seems, is the "lead" rat Remy, voiced by stand-up comic P...
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