The dangerous new nuclear arms race 80 years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima | DW News

Japan is marking 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Survivors of the bombing were among those taking part in the ceremony. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba laid flowers at a monument to pay tribute to the victims. A minute's silence was held at a quarter past 8 - to remember the moment in 1945 when an American plane dropped an atomic bomb on the city, instantly killing tens of thousands of people.

More nations now possess nuclear weapons than ever before. And arsenals are being modernized. Which raises the question: has the world truly learned the lessons of Hiroshima?

00:00 Japan marks 80 years since Hiroshima bombing
03:54 Hans Kristensen, Federation of American Scientists
08:55 William Alberque, Nuclear analyst, Pacific Forum
14:09 Susi Snyder, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

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Post from DW News on August 06, 2025

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