Many Americans—including students in the History of the Atomic Bomb course taught at the University of Texas at Austin by Bruce J. Hunt, A&S '84 (PhD)—have learned a version of this story: On Aug. 6, ...

Roughly two hours before the United States bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, Iowa pilot Paul Tibbets announced to his crew of the Enola Gay that they were carrying the "world's first atomic bomb." ...

The first reports were met with disbelief. A single bomb with the explosive force to level a city; a bomb, detonated with such intensity it burned as bright as — maybe, even brighter than — the sun.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - In an effort to end World War II, the United States made an irreversible decision, changing the course of history: dropping the world’s first atomic bombs. On Aug. 6 and Aug ...

EARLY IRAN BOMB DAMAGE SPIN FALLS APART. You know the basics of the story. After U.S. bombers hit Iranian nuclear sites, President Donald Trump quickly announced that the raid had “obliterated” the ...

The mushroom cloud forms seconds after the Trinity atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945. "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." That paraphrased line from the Bhagavad Gita crossed Robert ...

The United States became a victim of terrorism on a grand scale when a powerful bomb exploded in the World Trade Center in New York City in February, 1993. This event, however, was only a precursor to ...

There are a record number of conflicts raging around the world – from Ukraine and Gaza to Sudan and Myanmar. Alongside their devastating human toll, these conflicts are all wreaking havoc on the ...