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If dragons are nukes, Vhagar is an H-bomb while everyone else still has lesser A-bombs.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
20 June 2026 Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026 Surviving the A-bomb at age 3 Mimaki was 3 years old in 1945.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025 Three days later, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrived with the A-bomb’s gun assembly.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025 There was little awareness of, let alone tailored health care for, A-bomb survivors.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025 Named after an A-bomb test in the Pacific's Bikini Atoll, and popularized by French actress Brigitte Bardot, the bikini would conquer beaches, fashion shoots, pin-ups and movies.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
12 July 2024 The biopic about the father of the A-bomb will also be competing for best screenplay, best male actor for Cillian Murphy, a best supporting male actor nod for Robert Downey Jr. and best supporting female actor for Emily Blunt.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2024