On Aug. 9, 1945, as Japan’s high command met on surrender plans, the U.S. dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki killing 74,000 people instantly, a decision that's never been adequately explained, writes John LaForge. By John LaForge “The rights and wrongs of Hiroshima are debatable,” Telford T| Consortium News
An all-Christian American crew used the steeple of Japan’s most prominent Christian church as the target for an act of unspeakable barbarism, writes Gary G. Kohls. What Imperial Japan Couldn't Do in 250 Years American Christians Did in Nine Seconds By Gary G. Kohls Eighty years ago today, a| Consortium News
The first atomic bomb burst at 8:15 a.m. over the city of Hiroshima leaving its impression on a watch that disappeared 44 years later, reports Joe Lauria. On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Joe Lauria retells the story of Akiko Mikamo and her father Shinji, who was just 15| Consortium News