Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its nuclear saber-rattling have roused the nuclear war genie, with the word “Armageddon” creeping into general discussion during the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. That 35-day crisis (Oct. 16–Nov. 20, 1962) remains a...
For over a decade Katy McCormick has examined Japan’s A-bombed landscapes, portraying the survivor trees or hibakujumoku subjected to the first use of atomic bombs in 1945. Standing in school yards, temple grounds, and city squares, the A-bombed trees are living...