Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since A-bomb
Published on: Aug. 6, 2025, 8:17 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city's mayor warned world leaders about the nuclear warheads that still exist today. The western Japanese city of Hiroshima was levelled on Aug. 6, 1945, when the United States dropped a uranium bomb nicknamed "Little Boy", killing about 78,000 people instantly.
