Memorial Day for the Victims of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

On August 6, people around the world remember the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima Every year on this summer day all kinds of events are held in different parts of the world Protests are also organized in America, the main goal of which is the elimination of nuclear weapons Despite this, it was the United States that became the first country to start a nuclear war Immediately after the end of World War II, the Tokyo government decided to completely abandon the production, storage and import of nuclear weapons Japan is the only state in the world that has undergone a nuclear attack On August 6, 1945, a US Army B-29 bomber dropped a live atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the first in human history This weapon was called "Baby" The city was virtually wiped off the face of the earth The powerful wave that arose from the explosion instantly killed a large number of people As a result of the bombing, about 200 thousand Japanese were killed or missing, and another 160 thousand people were injured and exposed to radiation Most of the dead were civilians Three days later, the next city in Japan, Nagasaki, was subjected to a similar attack After this, a new term “hibakusha” appeared in official documentation, which means victims of the bombing Subsequently, the hibakusha became an untouchable caste It was difficult for them to find work, to arrange their personal destiny: after all, no one needs a life partner who could give birth to a child who is predisposed to serious diseases Among the people who survived the terrible tragedy, 16 times more died from leukemia than the average for other cities in the state, and almost 8 times more suffered from other oncological pathologies