Atomic Bomb
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Here’s a look at Sask.’s role in uranium production as people flock to watch ‘Oppenheimer’Saskatchewan's first mine, opening in 1953, did not supply the uranium used for "Little Boy."CanadaAug 8, 2023
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Hiroshima marks 75th anniversary of bombing, mayor calls for weapons banThe U.S. attack on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, killed 140,000 people. The bomb dropped three days later on Nagasaki killed another 70,000 before Japan’s surrender ended World War II.WorldAug 5, 2019
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Japan marks 71st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombingJapan is marking the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by renewing calls for a nuclear weapons free world.WorldAug 5, 2016
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City of Hiroshima unhappy that atomic-bomb park has become ‘Pokemon Go’ site"Pokemon Go" players are descending on an atomic bomb memorial park in Hiroshima, and officials of the western Japanese city are displeased.TechJul 27, 2016
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Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima atomic bomb siteBarack Obama on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack, bringing global attention both to survivors and to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons.WorldMay 27, 2016
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Atomic bomb survivors want Obama to apologize during visit to HiroshimaA group representing Japanese survivors of U.S. atomic bombings has asked President Barack Obama to hear their stories and apologize when he visit Hiroshima.WorldMay 19, 2016
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Locked in time: Get a look inside Nelson’s DiefenbunkerIt was a place where a small handful of officials could stay safely tucked away from any pending atomic war.May 12, 2016
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Foreign ministers push nuclear disarmament at G7 meeting in HiroshimaForeign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries called for a renewed push for flagging nuclear disarmament efforts.CanadaApr 11, 2016
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John Kerry ponders complexity of war during visit at atomic bomb memorial in HiroshimaU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry won't say sorry for America's atomic bombing of Hiroshima when he visits a revered memorial.WorldApr 10, 2016
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Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing with call for nuclear arms banJapan marked the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for Barack Obama and other world leaders to make a nuclear weapons free world.WorldAug 5, 2015
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