Hiroshima - the first atomic bomb attack Comments

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dhaval — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:29:41 -0800

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Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:42:29 -0800

Manna - thanks for stopping by. I try to keep this alive because I feel so strongly about it. Thanks for the support.Love and peaceTony

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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Manna in the wild — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:54:15 -0800

This is indeed a story that needs to be kept current.

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:28:43 -0700

Charlie - it is very difficult indeed.Cindy - you are a great teacher!Thanks good friends for coming by and commenting. It means a lot to me.Love and peaceTony

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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cindyvine — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:28:03 -0700

Every year I read Sadako and a thousand paper cranes with my class, and every year I cry when she dies from the radiation poisoning

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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ralwus — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:06:02 -0700

It is hard to have hope for true peace with such hatreds and such terrible consequences summed up in a tiny atom all too ready and indiscriminate for destruction. great hub my friend.

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:18:29 -0700

Dimitris - thank you for the coming by and I know, it is all too horrible for words, isn't it? I just feel so angry that firstly human life is counted so cheap, especially if it is "other"...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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De Greek — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:59:32 -0700

Too painful, Tony. I just could not make it to the end

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:09:57 -0700

Petra - you are so right! There can never be any justification for the bomb, or for dropping it (twice) on Japan. And as you say, history will be re-written to make it sound OK. Because history is...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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Petra Vlah — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:55:27 -0700

There is no justification for what happened; none. As long as is not our tragedy, it does not matter. A human tragedy becomes real ONLY when it hit home.What bothers me the most is the supreme...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:50:51 -0700

Billy - thanks for coming by and commenting! Peace is my constant prayer because we have seen too much of war and violence. I wish I could have talked with your father about Hiroshima.Thanks...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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billy sidhu — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:23:58 -0700

My dad visited Hiroshima shortly after the attack- he told us of the horrific effects. Only pray for peace on earth.

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:03:14 -0700

Blackreign - the suffering caused by the bomb on Hiroshima was a dreadful indeed and mostly the people who suffered had absolutely nothing to do with Pearl Harbour as you say.Thanks so much for the...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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blackreign2012 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:04:00 -0700

Its sad that generations of a people totally gone. Ppl who had nothing to do with the attack on pearl harbor but they still had to pay the price for what their government "did". There is no...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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Saad Shaukat — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:40 -0800

Time to do something practical! Better late then never!We should join our hands and work together towards a nuclear free world. Global Zero is one such initiative struggling to bring down the level...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:26:23 -0800

Thanks good people for commenting.Indeed the atom bomb is a weapon like no other and should not ever be used again. The consequences of using it, human and ecological, are just too devastating and...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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ocoonocoon — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:55:54 -0800

The fact remains that these were the only two nuclear weapons dropped on human populations. Considering the horrible destruction that could occur if there were a nuclear war, I think that there...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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trooper22 — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:21:42 -0700

Lest we forget, the question is not whether the bomb should have been used, it is whether it will ever be used again. No horror of human imagination has ever equaled the reality of this weapon's...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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shamelabboush — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:20:54 -0700

Those are very horribles images! I can understand your fury now towards nuclear weapons. This madness should have an end or we will all regret.

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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cobraski — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:41:05 -0700

Very informative hub. I will check out Doug Long web at the bottom. Thanks

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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britneydavidson — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:42:54 -0800

great hub...what would happen with the people there? it sounds so horrible...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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anjalichugh — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:11:31 -0800

The first time I saw a channel coverage of (after effects of) 'Nagasaki' & 'Hiroshima' explosion, I was in middle school. Seems to be ages since then. I still remember how horrified I was,...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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Vladimir Uhri — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:51:40 -0800

There is no one good war. But there is just and unjust war. I went through one, WWII, I was a small boy.The wars are result of hate. The only solution is spiritual solution,...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:06:51 -0800

"Because the effects of that atomic bomb, still eating away at the minds and bodies of the hibakusha, have for decades been so underestimated, a complete picture of the damage has yet to emerge....

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:06:38 -0700

Haven't seen that clip but will go there. No I'm not in favour of sticking my head into the sand anytime! Not even in pursuit of political correctness (I'm not particularly PC myself). The view is...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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peacenow — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:42:03 -0700

I agree that it is important to not lose the essence of the individual point of view. This is the humanity thread thread that binds us all together.Regarding radical Islam, have you viewed the short...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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tonymac04 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:54:53 -0700

Hi Steven - no, I'm not forgetting the evil that the Japanese did during the war. I don't think, though, that evils can be compared in that way. I did not address the issue of whether or not the bomb...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.

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stevenschenck — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:14:40 -0700

Wow - I was reading along and then that line about race - have you forgotten the rapes, torture and murder Japan commited in the Philippines - Twelve of my family members were used for bayonet...

Nuclear weapons have not gone away. They are still in the arsenals of combatant countries around the world, some acknowledged, and some unacknowledged. And that fact alone is extraordinarily scary.