The Treaty Meant to Control Nuclear Risks Is Under Strain 80 Years After the US Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On the 80th Anniversary of the A-Bombings, Let’s Say a Forever No to Nuclear War

As the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki approaches, the risk of a new nuclear war increases. work for a nuclear-free world.

80 years since Hiroshima, a world without nuclear weapons is still possible

(RNS) — Instead, the US government is pouring billions more of our tax dollars into building a new generation of nuclear weapons and planning to resume nuclear testing.

As JFK did, let’s remember Hiroshima with a treaty

The United States has not tested a nuke for decades and has no need to do so.

After Eighty Years, Nuclear Threat Remains Grave

A nuclear war would be catastrophic. We eliminate nuclear weapons to ensure events like the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki never happen again.

The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The city of Hiroshima was destroyed when the United States dropped atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Aug. 6, 1945. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesEighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thrusting humanity into a terrifying new age. In mere moments, tens of thousands of people perished in deaths whose descriptions often defy comprehension. The blasts, fires and lingering radiation …