The Nuclear Age Turns 80

COLUMN: 80 years ago hell came to the earth

Thus far the U.S. is the only nation to ever deploy a nuclear weapon in time of war. We must keep it that way, for the sake of humankind. If not, being ashamed of ourselves will be the least of…

With the nuclear age came the environmental movement

Eighty years have passed since the beginning of the nuclear age, and mankind is still around to memorialize it. With Russia and the United States possessing nuclear arsenals capable of destroying mankind, eighty years is quite an achievement. The cur...

The Nuclear Age Turns 80

Eighty years after the atomic bombings that ended World War II, the shadow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still looms over every major geopolitical crisis. Three new books examine the scientific breakthroughs, diplomatic choices, and security alliances that built – and increasingly struggle to sustain – the postwar nuclear order.

The nuclear age turns 80

The decision to use the atomic bomb to end the war with Japan was the RIGHT decision.