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Remembering Hiroshima in an age of endless war
LIZ PAYNE draws the parallels between 1945’s atomic horrors and today's conflicts, calling for mass resistance to Western aggression and a renewed push for global disarmament
A young girl takes part in a sombre lantern ceremony for the 66th anniversary of the bombing
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THE nuclear atrocities committed on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 1945 took place not by accident but by intent, as the most reactionary forces in the world, led by the US, pursued their goals of domination of the Western Pacific in the post-war world.
An estimated 140,000 died in Hiroshima, half of them on the day the bomb was detonated. Thousands more were horrifically injured. The US government and military knew very well what they had done, yet three days later, in cold blood, unleashed nuclear devastation also on the people of Nagasaki.
Whatever the subsequent excuses, the aggressor’s prime motivation was clear — to prevent the USSR from gaining a foothold in Japan and greater influence in the region after its planned entry to the war in the Far East on August 8.
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British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE