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On the morning of Monday, August 6, 1945, the world witnessed a turning point in modern history when the United States dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This was not just a military strike — it marked the beginning of a new, terrifying nuclear era. A single bomb destroyed an entire city and left behind psychological, environmental, and human scars that would last for decades.
• At exactly 8:15 AM, the American aircraft "Enola Gay" dropped an atomic bomb called "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. • The bomb contained Uranium-235 and detonated at an altitude of about 600 meters (1,968 feet) above ground. • In a fraction of a second, it released energy equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT, destroying 70% of the city instantly.
• Temperatures at the blast’s epicenter reached over 1 million degrees Celsius, vaporizing people and objects instantly. • Entire buildings were flattened, and entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes. • More than 80,000 people died immediately — most of them civilians. • By the end of 1945, the death toll exceeded 140,000 due to burns, trauma, and radiation sickness.
• Survivors, known as "Hibakusha", suffered long-term effects including chronic illnesses, cancers, and genetic mutations. • Many children born after the bombing had birth defects. • Radiation levels remained dangerously high in some areas for years.
• Nuclear shadows: eerie silhouettes of humans and objects vaporized in place, burned into surfaces. • Charred bodies: burned remains of men, women, and children. • Complete destruction: entire districts erased with not a single stone left standing.
Just three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, and Japan surrendered on August 15. Since then, Hiroshima has transformed into a global symbol of peace, establishing the first Peace Memorial Museum and a commemorative park dedicated to the abolition of nuclear weapons.
• No war can justify the instant erasure of entire cities. • Nuclear weapons don’t just kill — they destroy future generations. • Peace is not a luxury — it is a necessity for human survival.
• A thriving city that carries a powerful message against nuclear war. • Welcomes visitors from around the world to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. • Every year, during the anniversary of the bombing, the names of victims are read aloud in a moving ceremony calling for eternal peace.
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