Japan Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Hiroshima

What Happened?

Japan commemorated the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday by holding ceremonies in Hiroshima’s Peace Park. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, destroyed the city and killed 140,000 people. A second bomb dropped three days later on Nagasaki killed 70,000. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, ending World War II.

In an Associated Press interview Minoru Suzuto, a 94-year-old survivor, said ‘There will be nobody left to pass on this sad and painful experience in 10 years or 20 years. That’s why I want to share (my story) as much as I can.’

Nearly 55,000 people, including representatives from a record 120 countries and regions, attended the ceremony. A minute of silence was held while a peace bell rang out at 8:15 a.m., the time when a U.S. B-29 dropped the bomb on the city. This is done each year, as it was in 1991 when I was in Japan as a student studying the Japanese language.

Why it Matters

Even though the number of atomic bomb survivors decreases each year due to old age, the threat of nuclear war remains real. The 80^th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is an opportunity for the world to reflect on the growing threat of nuclear war today.

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has set their Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds until midnight, signifying the highest risk of nuclear war since the Cold War. According to the Federation of American Scientists, there are currently nine countries with nuclear weapons, and these countries are estimated to possess a total of roughly 12,331 nuclear warheads, with over 9,600 in active military stockpiles.

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Though the total number of nuclear weapons has decreased since its peak during the Cold War, the risk of nuclear war has gone up. India – Pakistan, North and South Korea, and the U.S. and Russia are all potential countries that could get involved in a nuclear conflict. In particular, the war in Ukraine has pushed the U.S. and NATO closer to open warfare with Russia, and Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons if attacked by NATO forces.

The atomic bombing of Japan remains controversial, with some claiming it was unnecessary because Japan was on the verge of defeat in 1945 and would have surrendered anyway. But records indicate Japan’s Army wanted to keep fighting even after Hiroshima had been destroyed. A naval blockade of Japan would likely have caused mass starvation, and an invasion would have almost certainly caused mass casualties for the U.S and Japan. As horrible as it was, the use of atomic bombs in 1945 probably resulted in fewer casualties than the alternatives.

How it Affects You

Tensions between nuclear armed adversaries have increased while knowledge of what the use of nuclear weapons looked like has faded with time. With intense national rivalries like India and Pakistan, North and South Korea, and the U.S. and Russia, the potential for new outbreaks of war to go nuclear remains real. 

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