How the atomic bombing of Hiroshima shaped North Korea’s fears for decades



Evergreen How the atomic bombing of Hiroshima shaped North Korea’s fears for decades North Korea sees the United States’ refusal to apologize as a sign that Washington might use nuclear weapons again James Fretwell August 5, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Library of Congress This week marks 75 years since the United States contentiously dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II — and decades later, North Korea still has very strong views on it. Dropped by the Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber at 8:15 a.m. and exploding 43 seconds later, the atomic bombs — “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” — resulted in around 135,000 and 64,000 casualties, respectively. Many of those not vaporized by the initial blast were later gruesomely killed by radiation-induced cancers. This week marks 75 years since the United States contentiously dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II — and decades later, North Korea still has very strong views on it. Dropped by the Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber at 8:15 a.m. and exploding 43 seconds later, the atomic bombs — “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” — resulted in around 135,000 and 64,000 casualties, respectively. Many of those not vaporized by the initial blast were later gruesomely killed by radiation-induced cancers. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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How the atomic bombing of Hiroshima shaped North Korea’s fears for decades

North Korea sees the United States’ refusal to apologize as a sign that Washington might use nuclear weapons again

James Fretwell August 5, 2020

How the atomic bombing of Hiroshima shaped North Korea’s fears for decades

This week marks 75 years since the United States contentiously dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II — and decades later, North Korea still has very strong views on it.

Dropped by the Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber at 8:15 a.m. and exploding 43 seconds later, the atomic bombs — “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” — resulted in around 135,000 and 64,000 casualties, respectively. Many of those not vaporized by the initial blast were later gruesomely killed by radiation-induced cancers.

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