Nagasaki
Nagasaki, because of a strange twist of fate, shares Hiroshima's tragic fate- it was here that the second atomic bomb was dropped. The original target for the second atomic bomb was Kokura but cloudy weather conditions caused the mission to be diverted to Nagasaki.
This monument marks the exact spot where the bomb exploded, reducing everybody in the immediate vicinity to ashes and inflicting horrific burns on those within a 2km radius of the blast, with many eventually dying of their injuries. It's harrowing going through the testimonies from survivors, and worse still is the fact that the US had received intelligence from the highest level that Japan would have surrendered by December 1945 at the latest. This destroys any fabric of credibility to the US justification that the atomic bomb was used to bring an end to the war. The war would have ended anyway.
Paper cranes, a type of origami, is a Japanese symbol for longevity and happiness. Thousands are folded by children to adorn the peace monuments.
This monument marks the exact spot where the bomb exploded, reducing everybody in the immediate vicinity to ashes and inflicting horrific burns on those within a 2km radius of the blast, with many eventually dying of their injuries. It's harrowing going through the testimonies from survivors, and worse still is the fact that the US had received intelligence from the highest level that Japan would have surrendered by December 1945 at the latest. This destroys any fabric of credibility to the US justification that the atomic bomb was used to bring an end to the war. The war would have ended anyway.
Paper cranes, a type of origami, is a Japanese symbol for longevity and happiness. Thousands are folded by children to adorn the peace monuments.
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