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Hiroshima Marks 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing

Hiroshima Marks 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing

Hiroshima Marks 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing
Above: Hiroshima City Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025. Image credit: STR/JIJI Press/AFP/Getty Images

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The nuclear weapons used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki represent humanity's darkest moment and must never be repeated, as emphasized by survivors whose testimony serves as a moral force for peace. The growing global acceptance of nuclear deterrence today flagrantly disregards the lessons learned from these tragedies and threatens international peace frameworks.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 26% chance that a nuclear weapon will be detonated as an act of war by 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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