The days USA military dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945. Around 130,000 people perished immediately with another 90,000 dying by the end of the year due to radiation injuries. It was mainly working class communities that perished in these two holocausts. The anniversaries are remembered by anti-war activists all around the world to protest the military industrial complex that still profits from the ravages of war. In Melbourne, there will be a special commemoration on Sunday 6 August.
The days USA military dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945. Around 130,000 people perished immediately with another 90,000 dying by the end of the year due to radiation injuries. It was mainly working class communities that perished in these two holocausts. The anniversaries are remembered by anti-war activists all around the world to protest the military industrial complex that still profits from the ravages of war. In Melbourne, there will be a special commemoration on Sunday 6 August.
