Nagasaki Remembers Nuclear Horror | Philadelphia News

Philadelphia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 9, 2026 · 1m

Nagasaki marked its 81st atomic bombing anniversary with a solemn global moment of silence, as Mayor Shiro Suzuki condemned nuclear weapons as “absolute evil” and rejected deterrence, warning that reliance on them escalates war risks. The U.S. dropped the bomb on August 9, 1945, killing 70,000 in Nagasaki and 140,000 in Hiroshima by year’s end — Japan surrendered six days later. Over 90 nations joined in remembrance at 11:02 AM, echoing calls for peace. Suzuki urged Japan to honor its postwar non-nuclear stance and join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons review, despite Tokyo’s…