80 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki:Two Bombs That Changed the Face of the World

Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world still grapples with the legacy of two explosions that killed over 210,000 people and unleashed a new era of nuclear warfare. The United States dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima, generating a 15,000-ton blast at 600 meters above ground, followed by a second bomb on Nagasaki days later. The attacks incinerated everything within a 3-kilometer radius, caused mass blindness, and suffocated thousands. Survivors faced prolonged suffering due to radiation poisoning, which led to cancer, leukemia, and decades of medical trauma. While the bombings ended World War II in August 1945 by forcing Japan’s surrender, they also ignited an ethical and strategic debate that continues to shape global policy on warfare, peace, and nuclear weapons.