August 2005 cover

August 2005

Articles from the August 2005 issue of BBC History Magazine

A mushroom cloud produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb during Operation Ivy, an American nuclear test that took place in 1952. (SSPL/Getty Images)

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How have nuclear weapons shaped global politics? 10 key moments in the post-war atomic world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Timeline: the countdown to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alien spaceship landing on rural road

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The secret search for aliens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.