Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Hiroshima urges nuclear disarmament on 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

Thousands gathered in Hiroshima on Wednesday to mark 80 years since the city was devastated by an atomic bomb, as the mayor warned of the growing threat of nuclear weapons and urged global leaders to reflect on the lessons of the past.

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EXPLAINER Nuclear weapons

EXPLAINER: Nuclear weapons – a threat to many, possessed by few

Nuclear weapons remain among the most powerful and feared tools in global geopolitics — deadly enough to level cities in seconds, yet only possessed by a handful of countries. Eight decades after they were first used in warfare, fears of a renewed arms race are resurfacing amid growing tensions.

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