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Running Time: 48:57
Description:August 6th, 2007 marked the 62nd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This week we talk to Mr. Isao Aratani, a survivor of that horrific day. We are also joined by Dr. Yuki Tanaka of the Hiroshima Peace Institute.
| Documentation – Oppenheimer | |
| Time Reference: | 00:00 |
| Description: | A short YouTube clip featuring Robert Oppenheimer’s famous pronouncement on the moment the first atomic bomb exploded. |
| Link To: | YouTube |
| Documentation – Trinity test | |
| Time Reference: | 01:32 |
| Description: | Details of the test blast of the first atomic bomb, Trinity. |
| Link To: | Wikipedia |
| Documentation – Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | |
| Time Reference: | 01:49 |
| Description: | Information on the only two nuclear bombs to be used in warfare. |
| Link To: | Wikipedia |
| Documentation – The International Peoples’ Tribunal on the Dropping of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki | |
| Time Reference: | 06:50 |
| Description: | Information on the tribunal and its conclusions. |
| Link To: | Abomb Tribunal |
| Documentation – Hiroshima Peace Institute | |
| Time Reference: | 07:07 |
| Description: | The homepage of the Hiroshima Peace Institute. |
| Link To: | Hiroshima Peace Institute |
| Documentation – Republican debate goes boom | |
| Time Reference: | 45:55 |
| Description: | A clip from the Republican presidential debate in which 4 candidates condone the use of first-strike nuclear weapons. |
| Link To: | YouTube |