Japan marks 80 years since Nagasaki US atomic bomb attack

Twin cathedral bells rang in unison in Japan's Nagasaki for the first time since the atomic bombing of the city 80 years ago, commemorating the moment the atrocity took place.

US Could Deploy Upgraded Nuclear Bomb In EU In December

The United States has accelerated the deployment of a modernized B61-12 nuclear bomb at NATO bases in Europe, aiming for end of 2022 rather than 2023, US online newspaper Politico reported on Thursday, citing diplomatic cables and sources.

6th August 1945: The United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, on Nagasaki 3 days later

 

The Potsdam Declaration issued on 28 July by the Allies had called for the unconditional surrender of Japan. If the government did not surrender, they were threatened with ‘the complete destruction of the Japanese armed forces and…utter devastation of the Japanese homeland’. 

Trumps „Feuer und Wut“ erinnert an Truman-Rede nach Hiroshima-Attacke

Die jüngsten Erklärungen des US-Präsidenten Donald Trump, wonach Washington Pjöngjang „Feuer und Wut“ androht, ähneln westlichen Medien zufolge sehr den Worten des ehemaligen Staatschefs Harry Truman, der den Einsatz einer Autobombe in Hiroshima verkündet hatte.

Fidel Castro in the 90th anniversary urged Russia not to succumb to provocations

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in its 90-year anniversary, she wrote an appeal, in which he urged the country to save the world, relegating to the special role of Russia and China. The text of the message published on the website Cubadebate.cu.

Nagasaki marks 71st anniversary of atomic bombing

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