Today marks the 77th anniversary of the first nuclear attack in history

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Posted by: Rusica Viorica

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06 Aug. 2022 / 16:23

Today marks the 77th anniversary of the first nuclear attack in history

On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the "Little Boy" bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The attack left approximately 140,000 dead. Three days later, on August 9, a second American atomic bomb, "Fat Man", was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, causing another 74,000 deaths.

"Seventy-seven years ago, tens of thousands of people were killed in this city in the blink of an eye. Women, children and men were cremated in an infernal fire. Buildings turned to dust and those who survived were cursed with a radioactive legacy followed by health problems and telltale scars on their bodies. At the height of the Cold War, schoolchildren learned to hide under benches, but leaders cannot hide from their responsibilities. My message to them is simple: take the nuclear option off the table, forever," said UN chief Antonio Guterres.

Antonio Guterres became the first head of the UN who in the last 12 years participated in the event commemorating the victims. In his speech, the official mentioned that the world must never forget what happened here, and the memory of those who died and the legacy of those who survived will never fade.

At the time of the attacks, the war had ended in Europe, but Japan was still in conflict with the Allied troops. The two atomic deflagrations led to the end of the Second World War. On August 15, 1945, the Japanese emperor announced the surrender to the Allies.

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