Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing

[TomSea]

Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing | CBC News
The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 05, 2019 10:02 PM ET |
Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city with its mayor renewing calls for eliminating such weapons.

Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city with its mayor renewing calls for eliminating such weapons and demanding Japan's government do more.

Mayor Kazumi Matsui raised concerns in his peace address Tuesday about the rise of self-centred politics in the world and urged leaders to steadily work toward achieving a world without atomic weapons.

"Around the world today, we see self-centred nationalism in ascendance, tensions heightened by international exclusivity and rivalry, with nuclear disarmament at a standstill," Matsui said in his peace declaration.


The Atomic Bomb Dome was the only structure left standing in the area when the atomic bomb exploded on Aug. 6, 1945. (Kyodo News/The Associated Press)

More at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hiroshima-atomic-bombing-anniversary-1.5236987

Hey, sorry but it was necessary to end that awful war... and Imperial Japan, to me, they were as bad as anyone, anyway, I guess the anniversary is tomorrow... still an interesting story.

[dfwgator]

Thank God for the Bomb!

[skeeter]

There was no acceptable alternative to the bomb. Once available we had a moral obligation to use it.

BTW  It’s surprising how compact the city is, much more so than the photos seem to show.