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Passenger absolved of in-flight bomb hoax that prompted F-18 response
The passenger, then 18, alleged the bomb threat was a joke.
By Sarah Sicard
Arlington National Cemetery remains closed after bomb threat
“The public is requested to avoid the area and wait for updates posted to our social media platforms.”
By Federal Times staff
Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing
Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S dropping an atomic bomb on the city, with its mayor urging an end to nuclear weapons.
Hiroshima marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing
The atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, destroyed the city.
Opinion
78 years since Hiroshima – lessons of unnecessary mass destruction
A U.S. B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan – an important military center with a civilian population close to 300,000.
By Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University