Tag Archives: Hiroshima/Nagasaki

On 72nd A-bomb anniversary, Hiroshima highlights Japan’s refusal to join U.N. nuke ban via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/08/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] In the city’s annual Peace Declaration, Matsui stopped short of demanding that Japan join the treaty, but urged the government to “manifest the pacifism in our Constitution by doing everything in its power to bridge the gap between the … Continue reading →

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Mele’s Musings: Fear of nuclear event looms as Doomsday Clock nears midnight via Times Leader

Posted on 2017/08/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Not since the days that Ronald Reagan was in office have I paid as much attention to the potential of nuclear war as I do now. […] So you can face victims of radiation poisoning and burns, the catastrophic loss … Continue reading →

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HIROSHIMA DAY: 72 YEARS SINCE U.S. DROPPED ATOMIC BOMB, CAN THE WORLD BAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS? via Newsweek

Posted on 2017/08/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In the morning of August 6, 1945, the world witnessed the devastating impact of nuclear weapons for the very first time, when a U.S. plane dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Around 140,000 people … Continue reading →

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Under the mushroom cloud: Will Nagasaki’s story be told at Hanford’s new national park? via The Seattle Times

Posted on 2017/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seven decades ago, a U.S. atomic bomb fueled with Hanford plutonium was dropped on Nagasaki. The story of the devastation doesn’t yet have a place in a new national park taking shape in Washington. […] National Park Service officials want … Continue reading →

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Hibakusha: Octogenarian determined to tell own story about A-bomb at memorial ceremony via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/08/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NAGASAKI — At 88 years old, Yoshitoshi Fukahori works enthusiastically as the head of a panel overseeing photographic documents at the workroom of the Nagasaki Foundation for the Promotion of Peace to disseminate the truth about the damage caused by … Continue reading →

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Extent of A-bomb dust inhalation in 1945 underestimated: researchers via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/08/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HIROSHIMA — The prevalence of acute symptoms among teenage soldiers exposed to dust particles as they helped out with relief operations in the aftermath of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima has been found to be at least 10 … Continue reading →

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Monks will not bring peace walk to Hanford via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2017/07/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Buddhist monks from Bainbridge Island will not lead a peace walk out from Richland to the 300 Area gate of the Hanford nuclear reservation to pray for peace this summer. The monks and other participants in the Pacific Northwest Interfaith … Continue reading →

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Amazing nuclear bomb tests carried out 60 years ago show how little was known about deadly weapons via Mirror

Posted on 2017/07/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Soldiers are seen running towards the bomb minutes after the blast in the Nevada desert – seemingly unaware of the danger it posed An amazing video of an early nuclear bomb test in the 1950s shows how little was known … Continue reading →

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Canada needs to embrace peace and sign nuclear ban treaty via The Star

Posted on 2017/07/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A survivor of the Hiroshima bombing feels betrayed by Canada and Japan for not joining 122 other countries that voted to adopt the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. By SETSUKO THURLOW I am still rejoicing. … Continue reading →

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Illinois Issues: The Prairie State’s Nuclear Waste Conundrum via NPR Illinois

Posted on 2017/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Land of Lincoln is the country’s largest de facto nuclear waste dump. Under a federal measure passed 30 years ago, the spent fuel from America’s nuclear reactors is supposed to be permanently buried out in the Mojave Desert, tucked … Continue reading →

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