64th Anniversary of Hiroshima

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.  Although difficult to determine, some estimate that 140,000 people were killed by the bombing.  Three days later on August 9th, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.  An estimated 70,000 people were killed.  One day later the Japanese government surrendered. 

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) was founded in 1945 by scientists who had worked to develop the first atomic bombs.  They sought to inform the public and policy leaders about the potential dangers of new scientific advances while highlighting the benefits of new scientific and technological discoveries.

Learn more about Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Introduction to One World or None, by Ivan Oelrich, 2007

One World or None video

Links to other sites about Hiroshima and Nagasaki

"Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki", Wikipedia

"The Avalon Project: The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki", Yale Law School

"A little deaf in one ear--meet the Japanese man who survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki", Guardian, 2009

"Surviving Nagasaki: Akiko Seitelbach", BBC News

"The Voice of Hibakusha: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki", Atomic Archive

"The men who bombed Hiroshima", BBC News

"The Atomic Bomb and Hiroshima", Encyclopaedia Britannica online video

"White House Press Release Announcing the Bombing of Hiroshima", PBS

"Unforgettable Fire: Pictures Drawn by Atomic Bomb Survivors", HBO slideshow

"Would You Have Dropped the Atomic Bomb?", NPR, 2005