Timeline of nuclear weapons

Eighty years after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the resurrection of one of its cities remains remarkable

Since 1940 Japan had been devoid of civilian politicians as the parties had been dissolved by the militaristic Imperial Rule Assistance Association, led by Lt General Hideki Tojo. Over the intervening

“He came, he bombed, he ended the war.” ...

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

“He came, he bombed, he ended the war” – or so Donald Trump wants the world to believe, says The Economist. Two days after US bombers struck Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump announced a ceasefire in

IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN THROUGH the black clouds billowing from bomb craters in Tehran, but Iran has spent most of the 21st century as the region’s rising power. Until recently, things had re