Despite seeming to be on the verge of defeat in August, 1945, the truth is that the Japanese military still had every intent to fanatically fight on against any Allied invasion

Though Truman had a responsibility to avoid harming Japanese civilians, he also had a responsibility for the lives of millions of Americans, Chinese, and others that would be lost if Japan had fought on

80 years after the conclusion of WWII, Oliver O’Donovan reflects: Did Hitler ultimately win the war of ideas? Does the West still possess the fortitude to uphold international safeguards against tyranny?

Some spiritual interpretations of atomic warfare are perfectly valid – others are positively radioactive

We can rightly regret the necessity of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But their primary purpose was never the killing of large numbers of civilians.

In Japan, even the dead get a say in how the nation’s war-machine should be run by the living.

Last month was the seventy-fifth anniversary of V-J Day—Victory over Japan, August 14, 1945—the official end of World War II. Yet most Britons prefer to celebrate V-E Day—Victory in Europe, May 8, 1945—the defeat of Nazi Germany. Why so?

Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press argue in “The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution” that the Atomic Age isn’t too different from other ages. Geopolitical rivalries, arms races, military doctrines, stalemates, and much else are still the same.

The reclamation of a two-kingdom theology is a first step toward more careful and responsible thinking about issues such as Harry Truman’s decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki.