World War II

Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima’s nuclear toll

By David A. Wargowski | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

A street scene with damaged buildings, rubble, a cyclist, pedestrians, and two trams in the city of Hiroshima showing signs of destruction.

The nuclear road not taken—and its consequences 80 years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By Arjun Makhijani | Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons

Atoms and Arroyos: The photographic legacy of Berlyn Brixner

By Edward Landa, Mary Nichols | Nuclear Weapons

In their own words: Trinity at 80

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Weapons

Doomscrolling—the fun way! Our picks for best multimedia stories in 2024

By Erik English, Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk

Not just Oppenheimer: How other scientists tried to change nuclear weapons policy for the better

By Frank von Hippel | Nuclear Weapons

Oppenheimer’s vision for arms control is still upon us

By Andrew Facini | Nuclear Weapons

WWII letter contains parallels with Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian civilians

By Robert K. Elder | Analysis

Japanese military leaders aboard the USS Missouri

What Europeans believe about Hiroshima and Nagasaki—and why it matters

By Benoît Pelopidas, Kjølv Egeland | Analysis, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Nuclear Risk

A cross taken from a Nagasaki cathedral after the atomic bombing gets returned 74 years later

By Matt Field | Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Nuclear Weapons

Operation Epsilon, a 2013 play performed at Boston’s Central Square Theater, is based on conversations among Germany’s top nuclear scientists while under surveillance by the Allies at an estate in England. Credit: A. R. Sinclair Photography

Scientific blinders: Learning from the moral failings of Nazi physicists

By Talia Weiss | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Voices of Tomorrow