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Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 70 Years After the Atomic Bombs Were Dropped

The world changed irrevocably 70 years ago, on Aug. 6, 1945, when the United States dropped the first nuclear weapon in history on the civilian population of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the second and, to date, final atomic weapon…

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Remembering the Power of Peace

By Junichi Sato* 6 August 2015 – The fight against nuclear is steeped in Greenpeace history. On the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombings we’re reminded of the consequences of nuclear energy and the people’s movement to campaign for nuclear disarmament…

UK nuclear weapons: a catastrophe in the making?

By Scientists for Global Responsibility.- This SGR report updates and summarises the latest scientific and technical information about the risks posed by the continued deployment of the UK’s nuclear weapons. It highlights the following. – The explosive power of the…

The Catastrophic Effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings Still Being Felt Today

(ICAN)* – The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in August 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today. . The uranium bomb detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 had…

Atomic Bombing – Hear the Story: Yasuaki Yamashita

By ICAN* When the A-Bomb fell on Nagasaki, August 9, 1945, I was 6 years old and living there with my family in a typical Japanese-style wooden frame house with sliding interior partitions (shoji) and exterior glass windows. . Normally…

Atomic Bombing – Hear the Story: Setsuko Thurlow

By ICAN* “I turned around and saw the outside world. Although it was morning, it looked like twilight because of the dust and smoke in the air. People at a distance saw the mushroom cloud and heard a thunderous roar.…