Tag Archives: Hiroshima/Nagasaki

Risk of death among children of atomic bomb survivors after 62 years of follow-up: a cohort study via Lancet Oncology

Posted on 2015/10/29 by norma field

[Abstract] BACKGROUND:No clear epidemiological hereditary effects of radiation exposure in human beings have been reported. However, no previous studies have investigated mortality into middle age in a population whose parents were exposed to substantial amounts of radiation before conception. We … Continue reading →

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Risk of cancer from occupational exposure to ionising radiation: retrospective cohort study of workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS) via The bmj

Posted on 2015/10/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Abstract Study question Is protracted exposure to low doses of ionising radiation associated with an increased risk of solid cancer? Methods In this cohort study, 308 297 workers in the nuclear industry from France, the United Kingdom, and the United States … Continue reading →

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Renowned Anti-War Japanese Photographer Kikujiro Fukushima Dies at 94 via PetaPixel

Posted on 2015/09/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Acclaimed Japanese photojournalist Kikujiro Fukushima passed away on September 24th, 2015, after suffering a stroke at the age of 94. Fukushima was known for his criticism of Japan’s decision to go to war in World War II, and he spent … Continue reading →

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The US conducted most of its early nuclear tests in the Pacific, but they became too costly to continue … via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/09/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Nevada Test Site was established a few years after the end of the second world war, against the fear of an all-out nuclear attack from the Soviet Union. As the Cold War took hold, America needed a convenient place … Continue reading →

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How 5 People Survived Nagasaki’s Nuclear Hell via National Geographic

Posted on 2015/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Three days after Hiroshima, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. A new book tells stories of those who lived through horror. Seventy years ago this Sunday, on August 9, 1945, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima at 70: Why attitudes are changing about the first atomic bomb via the Christian Science Monitor

Posted on 2015/08/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seventy years after the bombing of Hiroshima, public opinion is shifting against justifying the event. On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped one of the world’s first atomic bombs on the seaside city of Hiroshima, killing anywhere between 66,000 … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn Delivers Speech On Ditching Nuclear Weapons That ‘Destroy Your Neighbour’ To Mark Hiroshima Bombing via Huffington Post

Posted on 2015/08/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Jeremy Corbyn has said national security is not won through the ability to “destroy your neighbour” with nuclear weapons as he gave a rousing speech to activists to mark the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima remembers atomic bomb: ‘abolish the evil of nuclear weapons’ via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/08/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Japanese city falls quiet as it remembers the moment 70 years ago that the Enola Gay dropped a bomb that obliterated tens of thousands of lives […] Thursday’s ceremony was attended by 40,000 people, including representatives of more than … Continue reading →

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トルーマン元米大統領、被爆者と会談　1964年当時の映像入手 / 1964 talk between Truman, Japanese goodwill ambassadorvia 毎日新聞

Posted on 2015/08/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

日本への原爆投下を命令したトルーマン元米大統領（在任1945～53年）が64年５月、ミズーリ州インデペンデンス市のトルーマン図書館で被爆者と会談した際の映像を毎日新聞が入手した。元大統領と被爆者が直接会ったのはこの時だけ。 続きを読む・ビデオを見る/Watch the Video at トルーマン元米大統領、被爆者と会談　1964年当時の映像入手 関連記事： Transcript of 1964 talk between Truman, Japanese goodwill ambassador トルーマン元米大統領：被爆者との会談　日本語全訳 戦後７０年：元米大統領と会談の被爆者　何度も死のうと思った　「悲惨さ伝わらず」実感

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Japan A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe’s view of war via Reuters

Posted on 2015/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

When Atsushi Hoshino set out to revive a group representing atomic bomb survivors in the rural northeast Japanese prefecture of Fukushima 30 years ago, one topic was taboo – criticizing the nuclear power industry upon which many relied for jobs. … Continue reading →

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