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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/
For more myth-busting, read @wellerstein on 'what journalists should know about the atomic bombings' 3/ http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2020/06/09/what-journalists-should-know-about-the-atomic-bombings/
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'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
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/
@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/
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/
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's Co-Director, @seb_bw interviewed survivor, Setsuko Thurlow. 7/ https://soundcloud.com/soasradio/cisd-setsuko-thurlow-interview-with-a-hiroshima-survivor
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 'something didn’t feel right that morning'. 8/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/06/to-my-last-breath-survivors-fight-for-memory-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
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
