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Category Archives: Hiroshima
Keep Calm and Carry on: Britain and the Bomb
On 9th of February, 2015, our Department hosted a special event in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Our Cold War experts, Dr Linda Risso, Dr Mara Oliva and Professor Patrick Major discussed the effects and the … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, atomic, bomb, HIROSHIMA, nuclear, public opinion, scare
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THE FAILURE OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
On 9th of February, 2015, our Department hosted a special event in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Our Cold War experts, Dr Linda Risso, Dr Mara Oliva and Professor Patrick Major discussed the effects and the … Continue reading
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Tagged bomb, China, Cold War, deterrence, Eisenhower, failure, Far East, Nuclear policy, Stalin
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THE ATOMIC BOMB AND PUBLIC OPINION
On 9th of February, 2015, our Department hosted a special event in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Our Cold War experts, Dr Linda Risso, Dr Mara Oliva and Professor Patrick Major discussed the effects and the … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, bombing, Cold War, deterrence, HIROSHIMA, NATO, nuclear, public opinion
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Reading History and Hiroshima
Our second blog of our Hiroshima 1945-2015 feature is by Dr Jacqui Turner and Guy Baxter Dr Turner also discussed the Department of History’s link with Hiroshima in an interview for BBC South. Click below for full video Dr Jacqui … Continue reading
Rising from the Ashes: A True Story of Survival and Forgiveness from Hiroshima
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, we are featuring a new blog series, HIROSHIMA 1945-2015, throughout August. Our first blog is by Dr Akiko MIkamo. Dr MIkamo was born and raised in Hiroshima by parents who survived … Continue reading
