Hiroshima 70 years ago

[abaris]

I think it's appropriate to remember the dropping of the first nuclear bomb in history. I'm certainly not a fan of japanese or any kind of militarism and imperialism. But it's well to remember that this hit civilians and mostly civilians. Not military installations. Some of these people may have been supporters of the regime, some of the may have not. But they all went about their daily business when the bomb hit. And even now they're still suffering from the aftermath.

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands of people – many instantly, others from the effects of radiation. Death estimates range from 66,000 to 150,000.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/201...omic-bomb/