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The Forgotten Target: Inside the Canceled Third Atomic Bomb Operation in WWII

The conclusion of World War II came with a daunting choice that forever changed history: the use of atomic bombs on Japan. But few know this fact: there was a third atomic bomb, perhaps bound for a ...
Stars and Stripes

Bomb-makers being targeted by coalition forces in an increasingly prolific IED war

Second of two parts. Find part one here. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes editions Nov. 25, 2009. It is republished unedited in its original form. Wardak province, Afghanistan — In ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Atomic bombs on Japan: 80 years later, views have changed

American public opinion toward the atomic bombing of Japan has changed significantly over eight decades. The latest poll from the Pew Research Center reveals that less than half of Americans currently ...
WDBJ

This Day in History: U.S. drops first atomic bomb; Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

(WDBJ) - On this day, 80 years ago, a United States B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy”, on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. The strike killed about 140,000 people with ...