The Cost Of War: Remembering Hiroshima

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1502028536202","data":"It is said that those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it. A saying that has been the one of the central formative principles of the United Nations, formed in the ashes of World War 2. Today, UN's role in peacekeeping can be debated, with powerful countries getting away with whatever they want to do, but the horrors of the atomic bomb and nuclear weapons are still fresh in our minds. On August 6th, 1945, the world bore witness to the emergence of a weapon so terrible, it has kept large scale wars and conflicts to a minimum just out of fear of the weapon being ever used again. The aftermath would change the course of the world forever. <\/p>After the fall of the Third Reich in Germany, soldiers who had survived with the skin of their teeth returned home, weary but victorious, after having stormed the beaches of Normandy and taking on Nazi occupied France and then moving into Germany going for Hitler himself. The Japanese, however, vowed to fight to the bitter end, announcing that there would be no surrender. Japanese soldiers, with nothing to lose anymore, became exceptionally dangerous, carrying out attacks without a regard to self-preservation. To end this, the United States decided to use The Manhattan Project. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1502028943503","data":"59872941011a8"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1502028945375","data":"So on July 16th, 1945, the bomb was officially tested, making it the first ever nuclear bomb test in the world, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Seeing the destructive power of the bomb and having kept the news of the project a top secret throughout the war, the United States gave the Japanese Emperor an ultimatum: surrender or face the consequences. <\/p>Japanese honour took precedence, Japan decided to resist. So on August 6th, the atomic bomb named Little Boy was dropped over the city of Hiroshima. To maximise the effect, the bomb denoted mid air. <\/p>Buildings blown apart, children ripped to shreds, eyes burnt to crisp, bodies unrecognisable. A blast so deafening it was heard from miles away. In later years, survivors would describe the noise as the crack of thunder which refused to stop. The flame that was hurtling towards them was pale yellow, almost white, as they say it. It was too bright, too hot, and even those who survived died of cancer later due to radiation exposure. <\/p>Roughly 1,46,000 people died on this day in 1945. Their existence wiped clean by white fire, fire they couldn't possibly hope to stop. There was no escape, even if you did, the bomb would kill you years later with radiation poisoning. It was the bloodiest and most wanton, indiscriminate killing of human beings that had nothing to do with war, and the United States was responsible for it. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1502029659934","data":"59872960d1854"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1502029661916","data":"The world was just barely made aware of how an entire city had died, when the United States dropped 'Fat Man', a more powerful and heavier nuke over Nagasaki on August 9th. The terrain of Nagasaki severely negated the effectiveness of the nuke, but it didn't stop roughly 80,000 people from losing their lives in the blink of an eye. One moment everything is fine, the next you're being burnt to crisp and there is nothing you can do about it. <\/p>Never forget these lessons from history, my friends. The devastation of the two cities are perhaps the most shameful act of wanton killing in the history of the world, however it did lead to the end of the war when on August 15th the Emperor formally announced end of hostilities. The country was wounded, and had to rebuild. They had faced the peak cruelty of man, and they decided they could not fight on against such power. <\/p>The legacy of any country is built upon the blood and bones of those who have died to protect it. Whether it is via murder, war, or sacrifice, one must never forget the cost of our freedoms. The free world today exists on the backs of hundreds of thousands of people dying, often pointless deaths. <\/p>Never forget the cost of war, and let us take a moment to remember the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for showing us the edges of humanity.  <\/p>"}]

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