"On 6 August 1945 the atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima with a population of 350,000," writes Kyoko Gibson, a second generation Hibakusha, for CND. "Hiroshima was apparently chosen because of the clear skies overhead that day. Good visibility made it easy to observe the destructive capacity of this new nuclear technology. Within four months, 140,000 died, and to this day, people continue to die from radiation- related illnesses.
"The actual dropping of the bomb took only 10 seconds but the effects have continued, and will continue for generations." Click here to read the full account...