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Hiroshima warns of 'third' nuclear catastrophe on 81st anniversary | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 31m ago
280 distinct posts / 48h, matching Japan 174 Hiroshima 133 Analysis 14 Asahi 1
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31m ago …Iran could argue that the US is the only nation or organization of any kind that has ever used a nuclear weapon against an adversary, if you could even call the civilian populations of Hiroshima a…
52m ago Especially since we've learned so much since then. A so-called limited nuclear war (say an exchange of 100 "small", Hiroshima-size weapons between India and Pakistan) will be enough to cause nucle… ×2 -9.0
2h ago spellchecked Todders, the coke use was mostly mudslinging and rumors the right’s methods. Reagan was a gas bag like Trump and the first spokesmodel POTUS. Compare Carter to Obama, who also understo… -4.0
2h ago So what happened? The same number of Hamas are still there. In Oct 2023 Israel made no secret that its bombing campaign was designed to turn Gaza into Hiroshima without the atomic bomb. That's amo… -8.5
2h ago Oppenheimer and the Legacy of His Bomb by Greg Mitchell The Pilots Who Dropped the Atomic Bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki oppenheimer2023.substack.com/p/the-pilots... -2.0
2h ago one of the earliest anarchist anti-nuclear texts, written two months after the hiroshima and nagasaki massacres archivesautonomies.org/IMG/pdf/nonf... -1.0
3h ago Atomic bomb dome (Genbaku Dome) with plaque, Hiroshima, Japan. REGISTER: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CT YouTube pages.thebulletin.org/2026-08-18-N... ×2 -6.0
3h ago What the last WWII atomic veterans want you to know Veteran Michas Ohnstad talks to Karin Tanabe (center) and Victoria Kelly for the 2025 PBS documentary Atomic Echoes. - 10 American atomic veteran… -2.0
3h ago NEVER AGAIN: Help CND end nuclear dangers Nuclear weapons' highest threats used since the Cold War, over the last week Anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki have been a critica… +3.0
3h ago Today is Nagasaki Day.The immense power of western propaganda by omission is such that only a small minority of people recall 6 August is Hiroshima Day and 9 August is Nagasaki Day. 81 years ago t… -8.0
5h ago We'd like to invite you to attend an Atomic Bomb Survivor Testimony event on Thursday, August 27 at 8 pm. This event is an online opportunity for those located outside of Japan to hear first-hand t… ×2 +0.5
5h ago More solidarity! I had nuke nightmares pretty much all of childhood. I remember seeing The War Game in high school (brrrrr), but prior to that i think most of mine were just from reading about Hiro… -3.5
5h ago We've just commemorated 81 years since the unecessary, immoral, experimental and racist bombing of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki. So why are the #nuclear armed nations rushing to increase their arsenals… -6.0
6h ago Trump’s biggest ally Japan has now indirectly given him the biggest shock 🔥 🇺🇸Trump: "I will wipe out the entire Islamic Republic of Iran." 🇯🇵PM Takaichi: "Tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki mus… ×2 -9.5
6h ago The only country to have used a nuclear bomb is the same country that seeks to protect the world from the nuclear threat, while maintaining an arsenal capable of destroying humanity many times over… -8.5
6h ago The Pilots Who Dropped the Atomic Bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki oppenheimer2023.substack.com/p/the-pilots... ×2 -1.0
7h ago "The Nation" Anniversaries of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Have Special Meaning in a World Out of Control. As last US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expires, anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki car… -6.5
7h ago Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: What America's WWII atomic veterans want you to know as witnesses of aftermath @Hiroshima, Nagasaki Harrowing 1sthand accounts; warning against future nuclear conflic… -6.0
8h ago ​🔥 A clear stance on nuclear weapons! 🍿 ​Addressing the Nagasaki memorial, PM Takaichi reiterated Japan's core pledge that Nagasaki must remain the last city on Earth hit by an atomic bomb. A firm … ×2 +4.0
10h ago Pax Christi USA, along with other Pax Christi groups, participated in the "Lanterns for Peace: From Hiroshima to the World" project. We are grateful for all who continue to speak out in remembrance… ×2 -2.0
10h ago lol, one of Rodina's legal claims against Yabloko was that the latter's campaign use of a photograph of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima infringed on the rights of the **U.S. Army** +0.5
12h ago This past weekend was the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many points of view about this are possible. The only perspective that I hope nobody has is indifferenc… -2.0
13h ago 'Former President Joe Biden, who attended the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May 2023, did not apologise for the nuclear attacks. Neither did Barack Obama, who in 2016 became the first sitt… -2.0
13h ago 'Medvedev’s remarks came after Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui criticised Russia over the Ukraine conflict during a ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing, of the city, while … -3.0
13h ago ‘What a disgrace that, in recalling the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki recently, not once did Japan’s Prime Minister or any other Japanese official bother to mention who did it,’ Medvede… ×2 -4.5
13h ago 'Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev slammed Japanese officials for failing to name the United States as responsible for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, saying T… -4.0
13h ago 'Japanese officials generally do not emphasise in public speeches that the United States carried out the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At the same time, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum pr… +1.5
13h ago ‘On this anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – among the greatest crimes against humanity – those who reject that horror must also condemn the same mentality in Washingt… -8.0
13h ago "The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul." -- Herbert Hoover, born #OTD 1874 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia share… -7.0
13h ago 'The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, 1945, respectively, marking the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare.' -1.0

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T3 Japan's Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of atomic bombing-Xinhua nuclear_weapons english.news.cn somber, reflective, mournful
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T3 Japan marks 81st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, renews call for world without nuclear weapons ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons aninews.in somber, resolute, hopeful
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T3 Japan's Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of atomic bombing-Xinhua nuclear_weapons english.news.cn somber, reflective, mournful
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T3 Japan marks 81st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, renews call for world without nuclear weapons ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons asiabulletin.com mournful, resolute, hopeful
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T3 Hiroshima 81st Anniversary: Japan Renews Nuclear-Free Plea ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons newkerala.com hopeful, solemn, urgent
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T3 Japan marks 81st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, renews call for world without nuclear weapons ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons webindia123.com hopeful, mournful, determined
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T3 Hiroshima at 81: Japan's Warning to the World on the Human Cost of Nuclear War ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons openthemagazine.com haunting, urgent, mournful
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T3 Japan Marks 81 Years Of Hiroshima Day; Know About World's First Nuclear Bombing That Shook The Whole Nation nuclear_weapons freepressjournal.in somber, informative, mournful
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T3 Hiroshima observes 81st atomic bomb anniversary, calls for a nuclear-free world ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons dailypioneer.com hopeful, solemn, determined
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T3 Japan marks 81 years since atomic bombing of Hiroshima | New Spotlight Magazine nuclear_weapons spotlightnepal.com solemn, reflective, grieving
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T3 Hiroshima Marks 81st Atomic Bombing Anniversary nuclear_weapons newkerala.com remembrance, solemnity, mourning
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T3 Japan's Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of atomic bombing nuclear_weapons prokerala.com somber, reflective, mourning
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T3 Hiroshima fosters hope, 81 years on from nuclear catastrophe ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons globalissues.org hopeful, resilient, reconciliatory
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T3 Secretary-General's Message at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the 81st Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima ⚖ Contested nuclear_international globalsecurity.org solemn, hopeful, resolute
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T3 Hiroshima fosters hope, 81 years on from nuclear catastrophe ⚖ Contested nuclear_international globalsecurity.org hopeful, resilient, reconciliatory
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T3 Japan's Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of atomic bombing nuclear_weapons theshillongtimes.com mournful, respectful, somber
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T3 Japan: Indian envoy pays tribute to atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on 81st anniversary nuclear_weapons aninews.in solemn, mournful, respectful
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T3 Japan: Indian envoy pays tribute to atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on 81st anniversary ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons webindia123.com somber, solemn, mournful
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T3 Hiroshima warns of 'third' nuclear catastrophe on 81st anniversary | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons asahi.com alarming, foreboding, urgent
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T4 Hiroshima Nurtures Hope 81 Years After Nuclear Tragedy ⚖ Contested nuclear_safety miragenews.com healing, reflective, hopeful
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T4 Japan marks 81st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, renews call for world without nuclear weapons ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons russiaherald.com mournful, resolute, hopeful
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T4 Hiroshima urges leaders to abolish nuclear weapons on 81st A-bomb anniversary ⚖ Contested nuclear_weapons bignewsnetwork.com solemn, resolute, hopeful
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