On the 6th (local time), the Nautilus Institute in the United States released a photo of the fuselage of the B-29 bomber "Enola Gay," which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, 77 years ago. [Photo by Nautilus Institute website capture]
[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Today, 77 years ago (August 6, 1945), was the day the first atomic bomb in human history was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. On the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing, a memorial ceremony was held in front of the monument at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, and photos of the fuselage of the U.S. military bomber that dropped the nuclear bomb were also revealed.
On the 6th (local time), the U.S. Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability publicly released for the first time photos of the fuselage of the U.S. military bomber B-29 "Enola Gay," which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The front of the fuselage in the photo has the English inscription "First Atomic Bomb Hiroshima - August 6, 1945."
It is known that these photos were kept by a U.S. soldier who served in the ground radar operation unit at the time. Later, his son Michael Roche, who served in the U.S. Forces Korea tactical nuclear unit, provided the photos along with an autobiographical article titled "A Family's Crossroads of Nuclear War," the institute explained.
Previously, on August 6, 1945, the U.S. military's "Enola Gay" dropped the first nuclear weapon, "Little Boy," over Hiroshima city. The bomb dropped by Enola Gay from an altitude of 9,750 meters exploded automatically about 50 seconds later. This caused a massive mushroom cloud to rise up to 18 kilometers high, releasing tremendous heat and radiation. It is estimated that about 70,000 people died instantly from the initial explosion, and hundreds of thousands more died later from radiation sickness and other aftereffects.
Since then, Japan has held the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony every year on August 6. The event is intended to comfort the victims of the atomic bomb and to pray for lasting world peace on "Atomic Bomb Day."
United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres is attending the Peace Memorial Ceremony held at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Japan, on the morning of the 6th, laying flowers in honor of the atomic bomb victims. [Image source=Yonhap News]
On this day (the 6th), the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony was held again in front of the monument at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing. About 3,200 people attended the event, including Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres, survivors, and bereaved families.
Notably, this was the first visit by a UN Secretary-General to Hiroshima in 12 years. Secretary-General Guterres laid flowers for the atomic bomb victims and urged the international community to make efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons. He emphasized, "We must never forget what happened in Hiroshima," and "The legacy of the survivors will never disappear."
He also criticized Russia's nuclear threat. He stated, "It is absolutely unacceptable for nuclear-armed states to acknowledge the possibility of nuclear war," and urged, "Nuclear-armed states must pledge a 'no first use' policy, meaning they will not use nuclear weapons unless attacked by an enemy's nuclear strike." Russia was reportedly excluded from the invitation list for this event due to its invasion of Ukraine.
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