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Hypnotic art has its roots in the terrifying reality of nuclear bombs
In his Atomic series, artist James Stanford showcases "the spectacle and the horror" of growing up near a nuclear bomb ...
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Atomic bomb survivors' renewed push for the abolition of nuclear weapons
Abe Shizuko, a 93-year-old Hiroshima hibakusha, has keloid scars on her face and the right side of her body. A-bomb survivors call the 10-year period following the world's first atomic bombing ...
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Atomic Detectives Who Inspect Iran Sites Are Affected by Trump’s Aid Freeze
The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs. By William J. Broad In 2003 ...
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‘BAREFOOT GEN’ TURNS 50: Gen’s life mirrors miseries of war for young atomic bomb survivors
In “Hadashi no Gen,” Gen is ridiculed at his school because his hair fell out due to the effects of radiation from the atomic bomb. Kenji Hayashida, 85, has been traumatized by keloid scars ...
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"The Postman from Nagasaki:" A film with a powerful message
When the atomic bomb survivor visited a beach one day with his two children, his daughter saw the scars on his back and began to cry. That drove Taniguchi's determination to share the horrors he ...
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Hibakusha saves life-size atomic bomb model from the scrap heap
"All atomic bomb survivors like us will disappear soon ... back until he went to junior high school. He still has keloid scars on his arms. It has been difficult for him to share that story.