Hiroshima at 80: Setting the Abhorrent Precedent ⋆ Brownstone Institute

Hiroshima at 80: Setting the Abhorrent Precedent ⋆ Brownstone Institute

Hiroshima at 80: Setting the Abhorrent Precedent by Robert Billard at Brownstone Institute (U.S. National Archives) August 6th marks the 80th anniversary of mankind's most cataclysmic and ignominious achievement: The first weaponized use of an atomic bomb. At approximately 8:15 in the morning, the bomb "Little Boy" detonated over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. While estimates have varied between 70,000 and 140,000 dead, the sheer magnitude of dev…

Hiroshima at 80: Setting the Abhorrent Precedent

(U.S. National Archives) August 6th marks the 80th anniversary of mankind’s most cataclysmic and ignominious achievement: The first weaponized use of an atomic bomb. At approximately 8:15 in the morning, the bomb “Little Boy” detonated over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. While estimates have varied between 70,000 and 140,000 dead, the sheer magnitude of devastation caused to a largely civilian population cannot be understated. To this day, much d…

Apology petition to the people of Japan on the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombings

https://paxchristiusa.org/2025/07/10/apology-petition-to-the-people-of-japan-on-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-us-atomic-bombings/ About the Petition On August 6, 2016, during a prayer service of repentance and nonviolent witness to commemorate the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in front of the White House, an apology petition was read and presented to Mr. Mimaki… Source

80 Years After WWII, Hiroshima Screens Grave of the Fireflies for Free to Anyone Under 25

The Ghibli film will also air on Japanese TV on the anniversary of the war's end