This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: His grandfather created the atomic bomb. Now Charles Oppenheimer wants a ...

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are allowed to have nuclear weapons. Anybody else is not allowed under that treaty. and nobody else should have. have ...

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First came the idea of splitting the atom; then, a chain of events leading to a moment forever etched in collective memory—the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the Japanese city of ...

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Although the atomic bomb hasn't been used in war since it was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the possibility of its future use can never be ruled out. The post 80 Years After Hiroshima, the ...

It's the very first second that counts.' American government offered tips in case atomic bomb came for citizens.

This summer, the Atomic Museum opened the exhibit featuring a collection of artifacts that tell a more complete story of the ...