bombs

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When Baerwald read that, “I was really alarmed, in the moment,” he says, realizing how closely tied his grandfather had been to the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She also raised the alarm about what she thought were bombs, but the prosecution explained that several plastic bottles filled with polystyrene were found, and no explosives.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

In World War II, "Japan committed acts of aggression, and in turn suffered enormous damage from the atomic bombs," demonstrator Yura Suzuike told AFP.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

In recent days, South Korea’s top nuclear envoy called for more global urgency in the push to dismantle the Kim Jong Un regime’s atomic bombs, calling it the world’s “most pressing” nonproliferation challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Then everyone let go at the same time and the Po-2, heavy with bombs, struggled up from the sandy soil to climb above the pine or birch trees.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein