hiroshima
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It’s Been 75 Years Since Hiroshima, Yet the Threat of Nuclear War Persists
It is important to mark the solemn 75th anniversary of the first and only use of atomic weapons against cities as not only a remembrance of a tragic past event, but as a reminder of an ever-present threat that we have failed to address. According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, civilisation-ending nuclear war…
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Mushroom Cloud In Iconic Photo Of Hiroshima Is Not Actually A Mushroom Cloud
Nuclear experts say this famous photo of an apparent mushroom cloud rising above the city of Hiroshima is not what it appears to be. The towering plume is actually billowing smoke rising up from the raging firestorms that followed the explosion.
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How Hiroshima Looked From The Ground After The Bomb Dropped
This picture, found in a Japanese primary school, depicts the mushroom cloud that formed when the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. It was taken just minutes after the bomb fell, from the location where modern-day Kaita is situated, 10km east of Hiroshima’s centre.