I argued that the devastation and misery inflicted on the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unconscionable. When I was younger, I sometimes got into debates with my father over the atomic bombings. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) In addition to the two photos above, I've included a selection of other compelling images below.
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Her skin was burned in a pattern corresponding to the dark portions of her kimono. I thought I would commemorate the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing with images offering different perspectives on the devastation, as well as a few personal reflections.Ī Japanese casualty of the Hiroshima bombing. It wasn't until a second atomic bomb (of a different design) was detonated over Nagasaki three days later that the Japanese finally capitulated. At 8:15 a.m., the unimaginably violent explosion from the A-bomb killed 80,000 people instantly another 60,000 died in ensuing months. The goal: end the most devastating conflict humankind had ever endured.
It was the first time such a weapon had been used against a wartime target. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Seventy years ago today, the crew of the Enola Gay B29 bomber, acting on behalf of the citizens of the United States and the Allies of World War II, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. A mushroom cloud towers high above Hiroshima, Japan following detonation of the atom bomb, as seen from the Enola Gay flying over Matsuyama, Shikoku.