Remember.

Posted on August 6, 2008 by QuakerDave

August 6, 1945: First atomic bombing of Japan, on Hiroshima.

70,000 killed immediately, up to 140,000 die within the year.

200,000 total estimated deaths caused by the bomb by 1950.

(Photo: National Geographic)

Commentary here and here.  And here.

Filed under: History, Peace testimony, War & militarism

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7 Responses

  1. cath, on August 6th, 2008 at 6:37 am Said:

    A true low point in history. May those who have memories of or family affected by this cowardly act know peace in their lives today.

    cath

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  2. Jan, on August 6th, 2008 at 6:37 am Said:

    We need to remember. Thank you.

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  3. Driftingfocus, on August 6th, 2008 at 1:06 pm Said:

    The day that could have erased a culture.

    Living here in South Korea, a stone’s throw from an angry neighbor who would love to see this country bombed into submission, I have often contemplated just what a nuclear warhead would do here. Korea is far smaller than Japan, and it would only take one or two to pretty much decimate the country. The fact that they test the air-raid sirens in my town once a month doesn’t exactly help my peace of mind.

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  4. QuakerDave, on August 6th, 2008 at 1:33 pm Said:

    I cannot imagine living in that type of tension. I always fear we’re one border incident away from a major conflagration.

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  5. Driftingfocus, on August 6th, 2008 at 2:15 pm Said:

    It doesn’t help that the North Koreans are NUTJOBS. A few weeks ago, two days before Marc and I were scheduled to go to the DMZ (which was cancelled due to this incident), a South Korean tourist accidentally crossed the line without realizing it, and the North Koreans shot her. Their response? “It’s your fault, you should have been watching her better.”

    This calls to mind the NRA’s favourite line, of “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.”. Uh…I think the gun helps.

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  6. sara, on July 1st, 2009 at 3:23 am Said:

    i can’t forgive every people,every escuse,for that job……..we hate war……..

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  7. kaitlyn marie, on November 5th, 2009 at 6:53 am Said:

    This is so sad. my class and i are now studying this topic and i hope i dont cry. I hate seeing people like this, its horrible. =.(…….

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