In spite of the massive global distraction happening right now (aka, the Olympics), it should be noted that today, August 6, marks a day of darkness that occurred 67 years ago when up to 140,000 people died in the Hiroshima bombing.

We have come a long way since the days of the Cold War, but the continued presence of nuclear weapons and the potential nuclear capabilities of states like North Korea and Iran (and the increasing isolationism and jingoism of Putin’s Russia) has ensured that the nuclear threat hangs above us still. (92)

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Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario

Tags: Hiroshima

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