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1. Twiced Bombed

   2020-08-07 13:24:23 UTC

   Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Survivor of 2 Atomic Blasts, Dies at 93 By Mark McDonald Jan. 6, 2010Share unlocked article Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only official survivor of both atomic blasts to hit Japan in World War II, died Monday in Nagasaki, Japan. He was 93. The cause was stomach cancer, his family…

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2. 75th Anniversary of the A Bomb

   2020-08-05 20:25:57 UTC

   These are images shot by Magnum photographer Wayne Miller a month after the dropping of the A bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Tomorrow ( our time) is the 75th anniversary of this event.  The decision to drop the bomb was to say the least very complicated. The observation from the…

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3. Atomic Things

   2019-11-10 17:53:42 UTC

   Growing up at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs brought with it fear and paranoia.  This was the site of NORAD - North American Air Defense Command.  This is where they had “the big board” and could track all incoming and outgoing missiles.  Growing up during the Cold…

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