Japan marks 78th anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima

[beijingwalker]

Japan marks 78th anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima​

US dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945 during World War II in the Pacific​

Anadolu staff |06.08.2023 - Update : 06.08.2023

People arrive at the Peace Memorial Park where a ceremony is held to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 06, 2023- Photo: David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency


ANKARA
Japan on Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the US, which killed almost 140,000 people.

The highlight of the event was the traditional Peace Declaration delivered at the ceremony in the Peace Memorial Park by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.

Hailing the Group of Seven leaders' landmark visit in May to the Japanese park and its atomic bomb museum, Matsui urged policymakers to abandon the idea that nuclear weapons deter war.
The gruesome nuclear legacy took center stage at the last G-7 summit of major economies in May in Japan.

"Leaders around the world must confront the reality that nuclear threats now being voiced by certain policymakers reveal the folly of nuclear deterrence theory," Matsui said, adding: "They must immediately take concrete steps to lead us from the dangerous present toward our ideal world."

A moment of silence was observed at 8.15 a.m., the exact time when the uranium bomb was dropped by the US bomber Enola Gay and detonated over the city on Aug. 6, 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people by the end of the year.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who attended the event, said: "The path to nuclear disarmament has become more perilous due to deepening international divisions and nuclear threats by Russia.
"It is crucial to reinvigorate international momentum toward a 'world without nuclear weapons' once again."

It has been 78 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on Aug. 6 and Nagasaki on Aug. 9 in 1945 during World War II in the Pacific.

The bombs contained enriched uranium and had a blast yield of 13 kilotons of TNT.

The Hiroshima bombing destroyed everything within 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) of ground zero and created searing heat of 3,000 degrees Celsius (5,432 degrees Fahrenheit) at its center. The bomb destroyed 70% of Hiroshima.

While many died without getting medical support, those who went to the city for help died from radioactive rain.

It is known that the reason then-US President Harry Truman ordered the use of atomic bombs was to offset the Soviet threat in East Asia and Eastern Europe, as well as to make a show of strength to the USSR.

While the Americans announced that the death toll from the atomic bombings was 117,000, the Japanese said it was close to half a million. Survivors, called "Hibakusha," suffer from cancer, disfigurement, and hard-to-treat diseases.

Japan marks 78th anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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[Muji.Iqbal]

Horrible was the nuking of Japan.

It was a crime against humanity.

 

[TopGun786]

Horrible was the nuking of Japan.

It was a crime against humanity.

The USA does not care. Even Japan is their underdog nowadays.

 

[INS_Vikrant]

The self appointed custodian of human rights.

 

[Muji.Iqbal]

The USA does not care. Even Japan is their underdog nowadays.

Correct, but Japan has huge benefits by being USA's ally.

 

[Kuru]

While we may find it inhuman, it was necessary to end the war. Japanese were all over China, on the verge of killing them all. We all know what happened in Nanking, so not sure whether to support this strike or to condone it.

Rest in peace to all who lost their lives.

 

[beijingwalker]

While we may find it inhuman, it was necessary to end the war. Japanese were all over China, on the verge of killing them all.

Stupid Indians, it's a stalemate, millions of Chinese and Japanese troops fighting a stable stalemate line for years. where did you learn your history?
In the peak of Japnese expansion, Japan arugably loosely controlled less than one third of China's territory.

 

[Kuru]

Stupid Indians, it's a stalemate, millions of Chinese and Japanese troops fighting a stable stalemate line for years. where did you learn your history?

Sense the tone of my post, buddy. I'm against the Japanese actions in China that took place during WW2. We don't need to fight in all threads. Let's save it for threads related to Uyghurs

 

[beijingwalker]

Sense the tone of my post, buddy. I'm against the Japanese actions in China that took place during WW2. We don't need to fight in all threads. Let's save it for threads related to Uyghurs

I was just teaching you some facts, good opportunity for you to learn some facts which are not provided by your education. Japan wanted to talk and sign a peace treaty, China blantly refused any peace treaty with Japan. this is way the war fought for that long.

 

[Kuru]

I was just teaching you some facts, good opportunity for you to learn some facts which are not provided by your education. Japan wanted to talk and sign a peace treaty, China didn't accept any peace treaty with Japan. this is way the war fought for that long.

Thanks for this.

Just asking, are you guys thankful to the US who saved you from the Japanese? If it hadn't been for the US' nuke bombings, the Japanese would've taken over all of China it seems. The crimes they did in Nanking, however, I feel they deserved those bombings. Feel sad for all those who lost their lives though.

 

[beijingwalker]

Thanks for this.

Just asking, are you guys thankful to the US who saved you from the Japanese? If it hadn't been for the US' nuke bombings, the Japanese would've taken over all of China it seems. The crimes they did in Nanking, however, I feel they deserved those bombings. Feel sad for all those who lost their lives though.

Actually Russians had already annihlated the elite troops in North east China, Japan would surrender soon with or without that bombing, it's not the bomb that ended the war, it's Japan losing in all fronts, the bomb may facilitate the process for couples of months and in the end of the war, China still had over 10 million strong regular army.

 

[Kuru]

Actually Russians had already annihlated the elite troops in North east China, Japan would surrender soon with or without that bombing, it's not the bomb that ended the war, it's Japan losing in all fronts, the bomb may facilitate the process for couples of months and in the end of the war, China still had over 10 million strong regular army.

Okay but are you thankful to the US who helped end the war with those bombings?

 

[beijingwalker]

Okay but are you thankful to the US who helped end the war with those bombings?

Things can be better if allies would have fought to the end, what Japan got was indeed a capitualtion, not an outright surrender, their emperor was actually the biggest war criminal.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Stupid Indians, it's a stalemate, millions of Chinese and Japanese troops fighting a stable stalemate line for years. where did you learn your history?
In the peak of Japnese expansion, Japan arugably loosely controlled less than one third of China's territory.

Yeah but that "stalemate" line was in China not Japan.

 

[PakFactor]

Thanks for this.

Just asking, are you guys thankful to the US who saved you from the Japanese? If it hadn't been for the US' nuke bombings, the Japanese would've taken over all of China it seems. The crimes they did in Nanking, however, I feel they deserved those bombings. Feel sad for all those who lost their lives though.

While China & Co. can thank the allies for the nuclear bombing of Japan, South Asians should be happy that Hitler started WWII, which broke the British back. The US forcing the Atlantic Charter on the British. While Hitler was evil for some, he was a hero to others.

Often a time comes necessary evil is needed to achieve good.