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80 years ago, August 6, 1945: the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was the first nuclear attack in world history. 90,000-166,000 estimated killed. Along with the Aug 9 atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Soviet Union's declaration of war on Japan, these events caused Japan to surrender, ending World War II. Many lessons learned from #history. Questions remain whether those lessons will be heeded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki #WWII #TDIH #military #nuclear #aviation #avgeek

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"Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing" by @AssociatedPress@flipboard.com - The few remaining survivors of the Hiroshima atomic blast were children at the time. Their experiences tell a side of the story that gets missed in the science and aviation timeline. With hindsight of the effects of radioactivity, their experience shows why humanity must never allow conflict to reach that point again. https://apnews.com/article/japan-us-hiroshima-atomic-bombing-survivors-2a15654cf3689f4f4128098ffbf9a614 #WWII #history #TDIH #aviation #avgeek

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"Nagasaki marks 80 years since atomic bomb dropped" by ABC News USA @abc@flipboard.com - Few survivors remain now from the August 9, 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki. But the calls of many of them over the years are remembered, urging the world not to let a nuclear attack on a city happen again. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nagasaki-marks-80th-bomb-anniversary-survivors-put-hopes-124500770 #WWII #history #TDIH

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"James Cameron's First Non-'Avatar' Film Since 'Titanic' Is About the Man Who Survived Both Atomic Bombs" by Military-dot-com (Fediverse presence not found #FPNF - if you know them, invite them) - Cameron interviewed the double-bomb survivor Tsutomu Yamaguchi before his death in 2009. On a business trip to Hiroshima, Yamaguchi was 2mi/3km from the blast. Returning home to Nagasaki, he was at work the same distance from the second bomb. https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2025/05/07/james-camerons-first-non-avatar-film-titanic-about-man-who-survived-both-atomic-bombs.html #WWII #military #nuclear #history

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The article says there's no timeline yet for Cameron's movie about Tsutomu Yamaguchi's story of surviving both atomic bombs. In a case of truth being stranger than fiction, Yamaguchi described returning to work in Nagasaki. He was trying to explain to his skeptical boss that a single bomb had destroyed Hiroshima, when the Nagasaki bomb detonated 2mi/3km away. #WWII #military #nuclear #history