Japan Marks 80 Years Since Nagasaki Atomic Bombing, Reaffirms Nuclear-Free Pledge
ReutersSeptember 5, 20251 min33,408 views
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- 🇯🇵 Japan observed the 80th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing on Saturday.
- 🕊️ Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons.
- 🕯️ A moment of silence was held at 11:02 a.m., marking the precise time the atomic bomb detonated.
Japan's Role and Global Concerns
- 🌍 As the only nation to have experienced atomic bombings in war, Japan feels a duty to uphold its three non-nuclear principles.
- ⚠️ The city's mayor, Shiro Suzuki, warned that current global conflicts could potentially lead the world back into nuclear war.
- 🤝 Representatives from 95 countries and territories attended the ceremony, including nuclear powers like the United States and Russia, as well as Israel.
The Nagasaki Bombing
- 💥 On August 9, 1945, the US dropped a 10,000-kiloton plutonium-239 bomb on Nagasaki.
- 💔 An estimated 27,000 people were killed instantly out of a population of 200,000.
- 🏙️ Large parts of the city were leveled by the blast.
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