A Japanese group Nihon Hidankyo that has been conferred with this year's Nobel Prize for Peace says an effort towards nuclear disarmament was the sole reason for their win. Their award comes in the backdrop of the rising risk of new of the use of nuclear weapons in conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia.

Atomic Bomb Survivors Pledge Nuclear Disarmament

Los Alamos, where the American atomic bomb was born under the Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer, currently has plutonium levels similar to the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, researchers have warned.

This American nuclear site has as much plutonium levels as Chernobyl disaster area in Ukraine

Christopher Nolan's atomic-bomb thriller Oppenheimer is set to release in Japan. The big announcement came a few days after the movie earned 13 Oscar nominations and became the frontrunner for the forthcoming prestigious Academy Award.

Atomic bomb drama Oppenheimer to premiere in Japan after backlash; check release date inside

Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima have spoken of painful memories and a desire to "abolish any kind of war," almost 75 years after the U.S. bomb devastated the city and killed 140,000 people.

Hiroshima survivors worry that world will forget