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 Shadows of Hiroshima |
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With a blinding flash and a sky-high fireball, the world's first atomic bomb exploded over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The American bomb killed about 70,000 Japanese instantly, and an equal number would soon die of radiation poisoning. The weapon saved American soldiers' lives and ended the Second World War, but it ushered in a new era of nuclear arms. CBC Archives looks at the atomic bomb, its impact on Hiroshima and its legacy. |
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 After successful Atlantic warfare, frigates posted to Canada's west coast are ready to take on targets in the Pacific. (TV; runs 1:51) |
 In the New Mexico desert, scientists test a new weapon of war: the atomic bomb. (Radio; runs 5:30) |
 Uranium, neutrons, plutonium: a CBC reporter learns the science of atomic power. (Radio; runs 5:25) |
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 U.S. President Truman announces that the first atomic bomb has been dropped on a "military base" called Hiroshima. (Radio; runs 1:12) |
 A Hiroshima survivor describes the "purplish flash" of the bomb and his escape from a pile of rubble. (Radio; runs 6:12) |
 Disfigured by the atomic blast, a group of young women travels to America for reconstructive surgery. (Radio; runs 7:54) |
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 An "atomic hospital" in Hiroshima treats patients for leukemia, anemia and radiation burns. (TV; runs 8:01) |
 Did the American decision to drop the bomb really save 500,000 lives? (TV; runs 4:46) |
 Peace activists paint sidewalk shadows and hold vigils as a reminder of the horrors of nuclear war. (TV; runs 2:00) |
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 Almost 60 years after the bomb, the mayor of Hiroshima lobbies for the abolition of nuclear weapons. (Radio; runs 12:44) |
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