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I changed my mind on banning the bomb, but the threat of nuclear war is growing – and so is complacency

Though the weapons I campaigned against remain terrifying, I doubt we can disarm unilaterally. That should be the stuff of vital debate: right now, it isn’t, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

King to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day with address to the nation

VJ Day on August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Evening Standard

The grandchildren of 2 men who experienced both A-bomb attacks 80 years ago now work for peace

Ari Beser’s grandfather was on the two B-29 bombers that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945

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Public opinion is split as US marks 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Americans are divided between support and opposition for the US decision to drop an atomic bomb during World War II.

Al Jazeera

‘Apocalyptic’ pictures of Gaza’s devastation echo the destruction of the Hiroshima bomb 80 years on

IN FOCUS: Palestinians have been represented for the first time at a memorial for the bomb dropped on Japan, amid warnings the world has not learned the lessons from 80 years ago. Alex Croft reports

The Independent UK

Atomic bombing survivor issues stark warning over current threat on Hiroshima anniversary

An atomic bombing survivor has issued a stark warning over the use of nuclear weapons on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Hiroshima.

The Independent UK

Survivor of the Hiroshima bomb says Trump is ‘a huge mess’ as he gives stark warning to the world

‘Why do these animals called humans like war so much?’ asked Nobel Peace Prize winner and Hiroshima survivor Toshiyuki Mimaki, as he discussed the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons

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Scottish activists mark 80 years since atomic bombings with new 'peace garden'

Activists in Glasgow have marked the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at the opening of a new garden

The National (Scotland)

This is what a nuclear attack on Scotland would look like

TODAY is a grim anniversary. Eighty years ago, the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed an estimated 210,000 people

The National (Scotland)

Hiroshima mayor shares sobering message 80 years after nuclear bombing

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The Independent UK

Hiroshima mayor warns world is repeating nuclear mistakes: ‘Please witness the reality’

Kazumi Matsui denounces ‘flagrant disregard’ of lessons from tragedies of history on 80th anniversary of nuclear bombing

The Independent UK

Eighty years on, Korean survivors of WWII atomic bombs still suffer

Bae Kyung-mi was five years old when the Americans dropped "Little Boy", the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

Radio France Internationale

Voices: Why are we commemorating Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary with new nuclear weapons?

COMMENT: The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should be a reminder of the horrors of nuclear attack – not a chance for Britain to announce it is spending billions on submarine-launched atomic warheads, says Caroline Lucas

The Independent UK

Japan’s Hiroshima marks 80 years since US atomic bombing

Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism.

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Euronews

Eighty years on, Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors are still calling for peace

Eighty years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ageing survivors are urging the world to remember what was lost – and to imagine a future without nuclear weapons.

Radio France Internationale

Hiroshima renews call for peace, 80 years after atomic bombing

Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing World War II to an end. For the first time, Hiroshima has opened its memorial ceremony to all countries, including representatives from Taiwan and the Palestinian Authority.

Evening Standard

Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since atomic bomb

City’s mayor urges world leaders to learn lessons of Hiroshima amid global military buildup

Euronews

Hiroshima marks 80th anniversary since US atomic bombing of the city

Japan held a memorial service and ceremony for victims and the remaining survivors of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima, marking its 80th anniversary and renewing pledges of working towards a world without nuclear weapons.

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The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’

On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrent

The Independent UK

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors frustrated by growing nuke threat

Hiroshima marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city on Wednesday

International Business Times

Hiroshima Marks 80 Years As US-Russia Nuclear Tensions Rise

Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear "Doomsday Clock" close to midnight.

The Conversation

Fear built the nuclear bomb – only trust can ensure it is never used again

The world entered its nuclear epoch 80 years ago on August 6 1945. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing between 70,000 and 140,000 civilians by the end of that year.

The Independent UK

How the ‘Little Boy’ Hiroshima nuclear bomb transformed modern warfare forever

The Hiroshima bomb is the most devastating to have been used in real combat. But today’s nuclear weapons are far, far more powerful

The Independent UK

‘Children like me had to carry bodies’: Japan A-bomb survivors urge world not to forget 80 years on

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI ANNIVERSARY: With over 12,000 nuclear warheads still in existence in the world, Maroosha Muzaffar asks are we forgetting the horrors endured by hibakusha, the survivors?

The Guardian - AU

Hiroshima’s fading legacy: the race to secure survivors’ memories amid a new era of nuclear brinkmanship

Eighty years on from the destruction of the city, registered survivors of the blast - known as hibakusha – have fallen below 100,000

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