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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers a wreath to the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan

Daily Video August 06 2020

Teach your students about the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima

Learn about the 75th anniversary of America's dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Ko Yun-hwa, Administrator of Korea Meteorological Administration, points at where seismic waves observed in South Korea came from, during a media briefing at Korea Meteorological Administration in Seou

Daily Video January 07 2016

Did North Korea detonate an H-bomb?

North Korea announced it successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb nuclear test on Wednesday, raising concern and doubt across the rest of the world.

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Daily Video July 29 2015

70 years after nuclear tests, New Mexico town fights for compensation

The first test of a nuclear bomb took place 70 years ago this month in the desert of southern New Mexico, where some say the effects are still being felt.

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