Tragedy in the History : Commemorating 70 years after Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings

Marking the 70 years since the United States attacked the Japanese cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki with atomic bombs in a deal to cease the Second World War, Japan commemorates this tragic event where thousands of people gather at the peace Memorial Park to participate the interfaith religious services. 

The Britain- Allied bombings were a desperate attempt to put an end to hostilities with Japan in August 1945. 6^th of August marks the bombing on Hiroshima which killed approximately 70,000 people by an uranium atomic bomb nicknamed little boy. This was the first time a nuclear bomb has been used in warfare. 3 days later, on the 9^th August another bomber plane attacked Nagasaki with a plutonium bomb, named Fat Man killing up to 80,000 people. This can be taken as the world’s most catastrophic calamity, which was committed after a short period of 3 weeks following the world's first nuclear bomb test done on the 16^th July by the United States.

In addition to those who were killed in immediate aftermath of the two bombings & those who dead months after are believes to be as high as 246,000. Many more suffered from the burnings & the effects of radiation illnesses. Even today many others suffer with cancers and birth defects. These deaths continue to this day. Like most of the cities bombed in World War II, the majority of the inhabitants were women, children and the elderly.

Before the wars begin, bombing cities & targeting civilians for mass destruction were considered as acts of barbarism. However, this norm was abolished as world wars begin & all parties engage in targeting the massacres of civilians. As the cold war followed the world wars, the Soviet Union tested their first nuclear bomb 3 years after this devastation, while In October 1952 the UK became the third country to test a nuclear weapon 

MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) During the 1960s superpowers developed massive nuclear arsenals & the Non-Proliferation treaty was signed to limit the existing nuclear powers in order to commit for disarmament

By the time these bombs landed Japan, nearly another 50 million people had already died in World War II.  Killings of civilians had occurred so many times as a usual act. This great tragedy led the cold war & the nuclear arms race & followed today energy to religious wars today.

When you see the pictures of the tragedy of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, you can see that there is a good chance that a nuclear weapon may now be targeted on your own city and home. And never forget that the modern nuclear weapons are generally 8 to 50 times more powerful than the first atomic bombs. 

 

And today…

There are some 4,100 active nuclear warheads and some 17,300 total nuclear warheads in the world by today, of which about 1,800 US and Russian warheads are on high alert, ready for use on short notice. Total of nine countries are believed to hold nuclear weapons: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel.

“Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima”.