A lesson from history that can never be forgotten

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb called "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. More than 70,000 people died in a matter of seconds. Tens of thousands more died in the days that followed from burns and radiation.

Three days later, on August 9, a second bomb, "Fat Man," was dropped on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people instantly.

The temperature at the center of the explosion reached nearly 4,000 degrees Celsius. Human bodies were vaporized. Only the black shadows of some victims' bodies remained on the walls and streets, silent traces of where a human had stood a moment earlier.

Those who survived, known as "hibakusha," often had to live the rest of their lives with severe radiation sickness. Many of them were ostracized, feared, or discriminated against because of their illness. But despite this unimaginable destruction, both cities rebuilt themselves.

Today, the devastated site of Hiroshima is a “Peace Memorial Park,” filled with trees, schools, and visitors from around the world. A bell there rings a simple message:
“Acknowledge your suffering.”
“Do not repeat this mistake.”

Hiroshima and Nagasaki are reminders of humanity’s darkest power, a warning written with the lives lost, the shadows left behind, and the hope that such a moment may never come again.

The atrocities inflicted on Hiroshima and Nagasaki decades ago were not just the destruction of cities, but a deep wound to the very existence of humanity. Wars leave behind only rubble, while peace is the symbol of life. Let us reiterate our commitment to a world free and secure from nuclear weapons.

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