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Fear built the nuclear bomb – only trust can ensure it is never used again

The world entered its nuclear epoch 80 years ago on August 6 1945. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing between 70,000 and 140,000 civilians by the end of that year.

The Conversation

How the ‘Little Boy’ Hiroshima nuclear bomb transformed modern warfare forever

The Hiroshima bomb is the most devastating to have been used in real combat. But today’s nuclear weapons are far, far more powerful

The Independent UK

‘Children like me had to carry bodies’: Japan A-bomb survivors urge world not to forget 80 years on

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI ANNIVERSARY: With over 12,000 nuclear warheads still in existence in the world, Maroosha Muzaffar asks are we forgetting the horrors endured by hibakusha, the survivors?

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Hiroshima’s fading legacy: the race to secure survivors’ memories amid a new era of nuclear brinkmanship

Eighty years on from the destruction of the city, registered survivors of the blast - known as hibakusha – have fallen below 100,000

The Guardian - AU

Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons

Survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are dwindling 80 years later, but they are increasingly speaking out against nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

What Happened at Hiroshima review – this rushed, flimsy look at a world-changing atrocity isn’t good enough

Thirty minutes simply isn’t enough time to do justice to such a colossal event. Let’s hope the BBC have something more fitting lined up to mark its 80th anniversary than Jordan Dunbar’s documentary

The Guardian - UK

Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action

Eighty years ago, in August 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incinerated by the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war. By the end of that year, approximately 140,000 people had died in Hiroshima and 74,000 in Nagasaki.

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James Cameron warns that his first post-Avatar 3 movie could be the "most challenging film" he'll ever make, and the director "might not even be up to the task"

The Avatar director snapped up the rights to Ghosts of Hiroshima last year

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TV tonight: Jordan Dunbar meets survivors of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb

Campaigners in Japan share how horrified they are about the state of the nuclear threat today. Plus, Panaroma speaks to those who rioted after the Southport attack. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

80 Years On, Korean Survivors Of WWII Atomic Bombs Still Suffer

Bae Kyung-mi was five years old when the Americans dropped "Little Boy", the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

International Business Times

The search for missing Hiroshima victims 80 years after atomic bombing

Thousands of the dead and dying were brought to a small rural island south of Hiroshima

The Independent UK

Peaceful protest planned at Faslane ahead of 80th anniversary of atomic bomb

A protest is planned at Faslane this weekend to make a fresh call for a world free of nuclear weapons

The National (Scotland)

The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Eighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thrusting humanity into a terrifying new age. In mere moments, tens of thousands of people perished in deaths whose descriptions often defy comprehension.

The Conversation

‘Then the city started to burn, the fires were chasing me’ – 80 years on, Hiroshima survivors describe how the atomic blast echoed down generations

I’m not sure if it was the effect of the atomic bomb, but I have always had a weak body, and when I was born, the doctor said I wouldn’t last more than three days.

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The Guardian - AU

In the shadow of the Hiroshima blast: the secret romance that bloomed in defiance of the white Australia policy

Nobuko Sakuramoto survived the atomic bomb and found love with an Australian serviceman. Together they stared down racism and forged a path for those who would follow

The Independent UK

Hiroshima mayor invites Trump to visit after ‘that hit ended the war’ crack comparing WWII atom bomb to Iran strike

President’s comments incited angry backlash in Japan, with Hiroshima’s city assembly passing resolution condemning statements that ‘justify the use of atomic bombs’

The Guardian - UK

James Cameron calls Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer a ‘moral cop-out’

The Titanic director, who is planning an adaptation of nonfiction book Ghosts of Hiroshima, says Nolan’s film ‘dodged the subject’ of the atomic bomb’s devastating impact on that city

International Business Times

Online Memorial For Children Dead In Hiroshima, Nagasaki

A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month.

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Trump's Comparison Of US Strikes On Iran To Hiroshima And Nagasaki Atomic Bombings Sparks Outrage In Japan: 'Unacceptable'

Recent comments by President Donald Trump comparing the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 have sparked criticism from Japanese officials and atomic bomb survivors.

Latin Times

Trump's Comparison of Iran Strikes to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Called Out for One Thing: 'Didn't Iran Bomb Israel After?'

President Donald Trump seemingly compared his strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

The Independent UK

Furious Trump says US could strike Iran again and compares attack to Hiroshima

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Donald Trump compares US strike on Iran to Hiroshima bombing

Donald Trump has compared his US strikes on Iran’s nuclear plants to the Hiroshima bombing.

The Independent UK

Briton becomes first triple amputee to sail solo and unsupported across the Pacific

Army veteran Craig Wood sailed from Puerto Vallarta in Mexico to Hiroshima in Japan in 90 days.

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Stop this ‘footsie’: Tulsi Gabbard scorched for weird nuclear warning now that, like, actual nuclear war is on the line

Hey Tulsi, what's with the spooky vibes?

The Guardian - UK

‘You don’t brag about wiping out 60‑70,000 people’: the men who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This summer will mark 80 years since the attacks stunned the world. Today, every one of the crew members who carried out the bombings is dead. Here, one of the last writers to interview them reopens his files

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