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Threads may not be the most popular war film, but its harrowing content is an immensely powerful testament to Cold War fears.

These two books describe how American doctors were linked to troubling events during World War II that raised thorny moral issues around medicine and war.

Eighty years ago, on the night of March 9-10, 1945, Shizuko Nishio was just six years old, eagerly awaiting her birthday. But ...

A million others became homeless. The death toll exceeds those killed in the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of Nagasaki. But the Tokyo firebombing has been largely eclipsed by the two atomic bombings.

A small plane crashed in suburban Pennsylvania shortly after takeoff on Sunday, leaving multiple people injured and several vehicles burnt to a crisp as it burst into flames on impact. The plane ...

Japan stands as the only nation to have experienced the devastating impact of nuclear weapons in warfare, with the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 ... during the war and the lasting ...

As part of the case, police also arrested Joji Yamaguchi, a 62-year-old company worker, and Eizo Kida, 53, a company executive and acquaintance of Yamaguchi. The Nagasaki Prefectural Police ...