Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

UBC anthropologist reflects on Oppenheimer and 78th anniversary of nuclear bombing of Nagasaki

Hugh Gusterson, an anthropologist with expertise in militarism and nuclear policy at the University of British Columbia, encourages viewers of Oppenheimer to think about the grave threat that nuclear weapons pose to humanity.

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

Mayor Shiro Suzuki made the remark Wednesday after the Group of Seven leaders at another summit in May adopted a nuclear disarmament document justifying atomic weapons for deterrence.

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki has marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S dropping an atomic bomb on the city, with its mayor urging an end to nuclear weapons.

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

The U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killed 70,000 people, three days after the attack on Hiroshima killed 140,000.

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

The U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killed 70,000 people, three days after the attack on Hiroshima killed 140,000.

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

The U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killed 70,000 people, three days after the attack on Hiroshima killed 140,000.