Tag Archives: Hiroshima/Nagasaki

Why we need complete nuclear disarmament via World Economic Forum

Posted on 2015/04/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Kazumi Matsui and Tomihisa Taue On April 27, representatives of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty’s 190 member countries will meet in New York for a four-week review of the 45-year-old pact. The attendees would be wise to consider an important … Continue reading →

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The Mushroom Cloud and the X-Ray Machine via Foreign Policy

Posted on 2015/04/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

70 years after Hiroshima, scientists still don’t truly understand the health risks of radiation. At 6:45 a.m. on March 1, 1954, the earth rumbled beneath 10-year-old Jalel John’s feet as she stood on Ailuk Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Above … Continue reading →

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‘Downwinders’ still demanding money for Trinity Site fallout via KOAT.com

Posted on 2015/04/05 by norma field

TULAROSA, N.M. —The nuclear bomb is a weapon credited with helping win World War II, but some people see it differently. “Trinity killed a lot of people, and it’s still killing people, and it’s going to kill people for a … Continue reading →

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U.S. to digitize A-bomb archives via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/04/05 by norma field

Japanese and American experts are exploring ways to put the data archives of a study on A-bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki online. […] The Japanese initiative focuses on the massive amount of documents generated by the Atomic Bomb Casualty … Continue reading →

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Nuclear tourism: travels in the shadow of the atomic bomb via Telegraph

Posted on 2015/02/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sixty years ago, Las Vegas hosted parties in celebration of atomic explosions. These days, ‘nuclear tourism’, while still possible, is far more serious, says Chris Leadbeater […] On February 18 1955, at 11:59:59am, local time, the US government launched Operation … Continue reading →

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First atomic blast proposed as start of Anthropocene via Nature

Posted on 2015/01/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

For historians, the first atomic bomb blast in 1945 ushered in the nuclear age. But for a group of geologists, the 16 July test near Alamogordo, New Mexico, marks the start of a new unit of geologic time, the Anthropocene … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Preserve the History of the Manhattan Project via Huffpost

Posted on 2014/12/17 by norma field

The Manhattan Project, the secret research mission to develop an atomic weapon ahead of Germany and bring an end to World War II, was one of the 20th century’s most ambitious feats of science and engineering. And, it also proved … Continue reading →

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Granddaughter of scientist involved in developing atomic bombs visits Hiroshima and Nagasaki　via Hiroshima Peace Media Center

Posted on 2014/12/01 by norma field

by Yumi Kanazaki, Staff Writer Olivia Fermi, 57, the granddaughter of Enrico Fermi (1901-54), a scientist involved in the Manhattan Project which developed the atomic bombs, has paid her first visits to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The purpose … Continue reading →

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Akira Mizubayashi : “Le gouvernement japonais minimise Fukushima le plus possible” via metro news

Posted on 2014/09/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

ESSAI – Universitaire et professeur de français à l’université de Tokyo, Akira Mizubayashi dénonce dans son “Petit éloge de l’errance” (Folio/Gallimard) l’irresponsabilité du gouvernement japonais face à la catastrophe de Fukushima, entre souvenirs personnels et évocations artistiques. Akira Mizubayashi écrit … Continue reading →

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Hibakusha in Brazil seek more financial aid from Tokyo via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/08/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Financial assistance limited to ¥300,000 annually per person SAO PAULO – Survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who emigrated to Brazil after the end of the Pacific War are making last-ditch efforts to win the same level … Continue reading →

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