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The article discusses a legacy of the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 during the second world war. Before the year 2000 the Japanese government generally recognized as bomb victims only those exposed to the blasts. Since then individuals who were exposed to radiation but not in close proximity to the bombs have won recognition, suggesting that it could be years before the official number of victims of the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is determined.

The article discusses the statements about the Hiroshima atomic bombing in August 1945 that were made by U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Hiroshima, Japan on May 27, 2016 to attend the memorial for those who died in the attack. Topics mentioned include Obama's commitment to nonnuclear future, his focus on victims and survivors of nuclear war, and the military and moral justifications for the Hiroshima attack.

The article reports that some doctors, nurses and managed care companies are protesting against the excessive use of CT scans. The scans expose patients to more radiation than other tests. CT scan use has increased by 50% between 2000 and 2003. Patients who receive multiple CT scans can be exposed to levels of radiation similar to those of survivors of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.

The author asserts that the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan in August 1945 was necessary to end World War II, based on his experiences as an American prisoner of war (POW) during the war.

The article reports on the theft of the pocket watch owned by Shinji Mikamo's father, who was killed in the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan during World War II, while it was on exhibit as part of a United Nations tour in May 1989.

The article discusses continuing efforts by Koko Tanimoto Kondo, a survivor of the World War II bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, to educate others about the event.

The author comments on the essay "Thank God for the Atom Bomb" by the late war memoirist Paul Fussell and the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan in 2015.

The article focuses on how memories of the Hiroshima bombing affect the collective psychology of the Japanese people following an explosion and a fire at reactors at a nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan.

Corrections to articles published in previous issues are presented including one on earnings of Tupperware Brands Corp. in the August 7, 2010 issue, another on the attendance of U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos at the 65th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing in the same issue, and the shares of Lowe's Cos. in the August 10, 2010 issue.

The article reports on the negative reaction from some survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan to the attendance of U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos at a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the tragedy on August 6, 2010.

The author asserts that the decision of U.S. President Barack Obama to send Ambassador John Roos to Japan to participate in the commemoration ceremony the Hiroshima bombing in 1945 places the future generations at risk of not being identifying the real evil in the World War II.

The author reflects on the significance of the decision of the U.S. government to drop atomic bombs in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. He cites doubts about the use of the bombs to end the war with Japan during World War II within the group of physicists who created them. He comments on the failure of some critics to compared the number of Japanese casualties from the bombs with the number of casualties from Japanese military atrocities during the war.

The article presents a tribute to retired General Paul Tibbets, the soldier who was responsible for the dropping of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan that ended World War II. It states that in his will, he specified that he wanted neither a funeral nor a headstone to mark his resting place in Arlington National Cemetery to avoid staging ground for protests. He says that the bombing was a choice made by his country to guarantee its future and its freedom and that those who have gained that victory have nothing to be ashamed of, nor offer an apology.

The author talks about the death of Paul Tibbets Jr., the pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in August 1945. It is mentioned how this event becomes an opportunity to revisit the debate about the strategic value and moral justification of the aerial bombardment of civilian targets in wartime. It is also stated that it casts light on the controversy surrounding the nomination of Michael Mukasey to be attorney general of the U.S. Mukasey is said to refuse to state that waterboarding met the legal definition of torture.

Reflects on the history of the dropping of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan.

Opinion. Explores reasons behind the US decision in August 1945 to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. Revaluations by the Magic Diplomatic Summaries, a document containing intercepts of Japanese diplomatic communications, used by the US in reaching at the bombing decision; Roles played by some key position holders of the time.

Editorial. Focuses on the resignation of the director of the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum, Martin Harwit, due to the Enola Gay controversy.

Editorial. Comments on the proposal for an Enola Gay airplanes exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution. Depiction of Snoopy in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum; Description of exhibits at the Smithsonian museums; List of the Smithsonian Board of Regents; Smithsonian's plan to close exhibit in the National Arts and Industries Museum.

Opinion. Comments on the explanation given by the members of the 509th Composite Group for the bombing of Hiroshima which was piloted by the Commander Paul Tibbets.