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BARACK OBAMA was urged to apologise on behalf of the US yesterday for dropping two atomic bombs on Japanese cities as he became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima.
Mr Obama expressed disappointment for the atrocities that killed an estimated 140,000 people in Hiroshima on August 6 1945, and 70,000 in Nagasaki three days later.
But he stopped short of apologising for the nuclear genocide carried out by his country.
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
JEREMY CORBYN reports from Hiroshima where he represented CND at the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the city by the US
Ageing survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats by global leaders
