Codenamed "Fat Man" because of its round shape, the second bomb was much more powerful than the first. Originally, the Americans targeted the city of Kokura, but decided to drop the bomb on ...

On the morning of Aug. 9, 1945, a B-29 bomber loaded with an atomic bomb reached the skies over Kokura, now part of Kita-Kyushu. But there were too many clouds obscuring the city, making it ...

When planning the attacks on Japan, the Americans decided that during the bombing of Hiroshima, the backup target in case of poor visibility would be the city of Kokura. On August 6, 1945 ...

SEOUL, March 13 (Reuters) - South Korean military investigators charged two Air Force pilots on Thursday with criminal negligence over an accidental bombing of a village last week during a ...

(REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji) South Korean military investigators charged two Air Force pilots on Thursday with criminal negligence over an accidental bombing of a village last week during a training ...