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Today marks three quarters of a century since the atomic annihilation of #Hiroshima by US forces and the enormous #humanitarian consequences that ensued.
Below we share a number of articles and resources to learn more about these terrible events. 1/
Below we share a number of articles and resources to learn more about these terrible events. 1/
First, it is important to understand the truth about the bombings of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki. @WardHayesWilson has written eloquently on the relatively minor role that the bombings had in ending WWII. 2/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/05/30/the-bomb-didnt-beat-japan-stalin-did/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/05/3...
For more myth-busting, read @wellerstein on & #39;what journalists should know about the atomic bombings& #39; 3/ http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2020/06/09/what-journalists-should-know-about-the-atomic-bombings/">https://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2020/06/0...
The @NKnowledges centre at @ScPoResearch has just published important polling on what Europeans believe about the bombings and how that affects disarmament attitudes. If you think the bombings ended the war, you& #39;re less likely to support disarmament. 4/ https://thebulletin.org/2020/08/what-europeans-believe-about-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-and-why-it-matters/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=TwitterPost082020&utm_content=NuclearRisk_WhatEuropeansBelieve_08032020">https://thebulletin.org/2020/08/w...
How many died in the bombings? Again,
@wellerstein has detailed the figures:
“The United States military estimated that around 70,000 people died at Hiroshima, though later independent estimates argued that the actual number was 140,000 dead.” 5/ https://thebulletin.org/2020/08/counting-the-dead-at-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/">https://thebulletin.org/2020/08/c...
@wellerstein has detailed the figures:
“The United States military estimated that around 70,000 people died at Hiroshima, though later independent estimates argued that the actual number was 140,000 dead.” 5/ https://thebulletin.org/2020/08/counting-the-dead-at-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/">https://thebulletin.org/2020/08/c...
You can see a timeline of events and a number of other articles – including on the gendered impacts of the bombings – thanks to the @OutriderFdn. 6/: https://outrider.org/nuclear-weapons/timelines/hiroshima-nagasaki-75-years-after-atomic-bombings/">https://outrider.org/nuclear-w...
The #Hibakusha – survivors of the atomic bombings – have been active in promoting understanding of the #humanitarian impacts of the bombings. Their testimonies must be remembered. @BASIC_int& #39;s Co-Director, @seb_bw interviewed survivor, Setsuko Thurlow. 7/ https://soundcloud.com/soasradio/cisd-setsuko-thurlow-interview-with-a-hiroshima-survivor">https://soundcloud.com/soasradio...
The @guardian has today run a story on survivor Keiko Ogura, whose father told her not to go to school on the day of the bombing because & #39;something didn’t feel right that morning& #39;. 8/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/06/to-my-last-breath-survivors-fight-for-memory-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
What should we take away from the bombings of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki? They should remind us of the terrible violent potential of nuclear weapons and the urgent and growing need to build #trust, minimise their risks, and advance #disarmament as fast as possible. END
