On August 6, 2025, Hiroshima held a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing. 55,000 attendees, including representatives from 120 countries, gathered to remember the catastrophic event. The ceremony included a moment of silence and the release of white doves as a peace symbol. Research shows that survivors still experience lingering psychological effects from the bombing decades later. Eyewitness accounts were collected soon after the bombing, revealing profound personal tragedies among those affected, underscoring the long-term impacts of nuclear warfare on civilians.
“The experience of survival still affects the psychological and mental life of survivors, even after so many decades. Recent research confirms that.”
“Dozens of white doves, a symbol of peace, were released after the mayor's speech.”
“A minute's 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.”
“Dropping a weapon of mass destruction on a city and then going about with clipboards politely inquiring of victims how they felt about it has been described by Mark Selden as the ‘American way of war.’
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