Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors share their stories

August 2023 marks 78 years since the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II. “CBS Mornings” previously interviewed two survivors who recalled the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing that destroyed Hiroshima. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio interviewed Toshiko Tanaka in August 2020 and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang spoke with Tayeko Shitama in May 2023.
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[@spiderliliez]

"Please make more friends from other countries." She said something so simple and yet it's just so true.

[@Cwgrlup]

They should have thought of this when they were trying to annihilate our young navy sailors on ships on Pearl Harbor and starting World War Two with Hitler. My grandfather who was on the USS Arizona, has another set of horror stories of men burning and drowning in Oahu on December 7. No one cares what these people have to say.

[@micca903]

It’s a lovely sentiment but there’s no way to put this back into Pandora’s box. It’s only the threat of mutually assured destruction that has kept people from using it again, a ban is just not realistic now that countries like North Korea are beginning to experiment with the technology. Lovely sentiment, terrible idea. You can’t pretend that it’s not there.

[@Frosty98206]

Without a Doubt 💯the Wisdom of Elderly carries So Much Weight.

[@Philthy.mcguyver310]

She shoulda said don’t kamikaze bomb people or they will nuke u … Japan is literally one of the country that treats outsiders the worst

[@bcinkc]

@@McScoffin1 I think you completely missed the point with that response.

[@MrEjidorie]

I used to work in a travel agent in Hiroshima for nearly two years in early 1980`s, and many A-bomb survivors were alive at that time. As far as I knew, none of them had gludge against Americans, but they strongly wished that Hiroshima and Nagasaki would be the first and last A-bombed cities in the world.

[@cazpk6840]

they should be angry with their own leaders for starting a war

[@sergeantbigmac]

@@cazpk6840 ...And even angrier for their leaders to continue the war in '45 when it was so obviously lost, and even angrier when Gov Officials chose not to evacuate the city of civilians when US planes dropped pamphlets warning of a 'new weapon' would be used soon, angrier at their military for committing genocide across Asia and beyond killing close to 20 million Chinese, Koreans, PIs, etc.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

@@cazpk6840 I mean they got plenty of warnings from the US and their troops were as brutal as the Nazis. It's a necessary evil.

[@MeMe-ef5fw]

Why would they be angry at Americans? A few people dropped those bombs. Not all Americans. We didn't wish that

[@rafiullahqazi7731]

@@MeMe-ef5fw Not every Muslim wanted 9/11 to happen even during and after the war on terror we all are being labeled as extremists and terrorists and millions of Muslims had to pay the price.

[@FSAPOJake]

She is 100% right. Make friends from other countries. It helps so much with expanding your worldview and understanding people better. Also, Tayeko Shitama is 90+ years old here and she is sharp and full of energy. I hope I'm even half as healthy as her at her age.

[@moldyoldie7888]

The announcer said she was 22yo in 1945. That makes her 100. She's doing very well.

[@AlexZ-lc6nl]

Eat fish, do sudoku. (Not even a racial undertone in this comment. DHA and Omega’s 3&6&9 help with brain development. Sudoku is a great exercise for the mind)

[@rutinrutin3252]

COANY SAMURAI ARE AFRAID TO SAY WHO BURNED THEM!!! THIS IS THE USA OF COURSE!!!

[@magicknight13]

I wish the same, she is so bright and healthy and eloquent. Bless her

[@deadeyes4626]

U don’t have what she’s got” She survived a atomic bomb..she’s going too live forever

[@kassidiheidemann444]

That grandma is actually the sweetest angel on the planet wow I’m crying. Electric compassion and forgiveness what a powerhouse of kindness. Great human.

[@shuaiwenleonsong1188]

This is so horrifying. Imagining 80,000 people died in one sec.

[@predion96969]

HIROSHIMA AND NAKGASAKI 💣💥KA-BOOM💣💥 KA- BOOM💣💥 KA- BOOM💥💣😂😂😂😂😂 YAY WE WON HAHAHAHAHAHA🤣🤣🤣🤣 USA🇺🇸 USA🇺🇸 USA🇺🇸

[@marcheguitars]

@@predion96969weirdo

[@abhikul123]

How horrible could it have been. Makes me shudder.

[@mayk08]

My mother was also a Hiroshima bomb survivor and up until recently was 1 of the maybe 1000 survivors left who migrated to the US. She passed away a couple weeks ago and lived to be 95 years old. Throughout the early years of my childhood, I remember as far back as when I was about 6 years old when my mother started to share with me bits and pieces over the decades of my life what took place that day on August 6th and of the events leading up to and prior to the day(which spared her life and the lives of her parents and siblings) the bomb had dropped on her city and of the horror she saw days and weeks afterwards. I'll never forget these stories of her life that she so sadly shared with me as I know it helped shape me into the person I am today. Most of all, I understand now more than ever why things like "having hope", and her always telling me til the day she passed away that "everything happens for a reason" and that "nothing is coincidence" were so profoundly important to her and for me too!

[@Insuranceman99]

Wow! I am very sorry for your loss. You should really write about it and make a book for your kids and future generations. You don’t even need to try and publish it but just get it down on paper.

[@TheeBeardedGuy]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@predion96969]

HIROSHIMA AND NAKGASAKI 💣💥KA-BOOM💣💥 KA- BOOM💣💥 KA- BOOM💥💣😂😂😂😂😂 YAY WE WON HAHAHAHAHAHA🤣🤣🤣🤣 USA🇺🇸 USA🇺🇸 USA🇺🇸

[@officialthomasjames]

I pray we somehow eliminate all nuclear weapons. All it takes is one leader to go too far.

[@michaeld.williamsiii9026]

Agreed it’s horrific.💔🌏💔 Man and woman bringing so much destruction to this planet.

[@latteknowsbest6365]

This just breaks my heart. Why do civilians have to suffer? During wars it’s always the civilians taking the hit for higher up government officials despite having little to do with the conflict, it’s sickening and is probably one of the worst byproducts of humankind existing

[@HeyHax]

You must not know basic military politics...

[@a2yung930]

@@HeyHax I think she knows, just doesn't think it's right...bcuz it's not

[@Atemourisan]

This is way you make love not war

[@latteknowsbest6365]

@@a2yung930 exactly this.

[@studioghiblianime4009]

@@HeyHax We know...its not right.

[@reuenerio]

From 1942 to 1945, the Japanese, tortured, raped, killed brutally more than 500,000 Filipinos leaving them in poverty, destroyed families, and many others. We should learn from the past that war is anything but the greediness and cruelty from selfish governments.

[@simsgazytech2013]

Indonesian too please count us . young japanese have no idea what their ancestors had done now.

[@pumm3lfuff]

my great grandmother was a survivor of hiroshima. she raised 9 children and died at 90 the youngest being my grandmother. shes the strongest person i know but never got to meet. shes the reason i always answer past when people ask "would you rather travel to the past or future"

[@tinalouiseking]

I grew up in Oak Ridge Tennessee which is where most of the parts of the atomic bomb were built unbeknownst to the scientists that were building it. It was called The Secret City back then. A city that the government built. A city that did not exist on a map. The people that had their hands in building the bomb were absolutely horrified when they found out what it was being used for. It's terrible what we did to that country. Japan sent us a gift of cherry blossom trees that still line a park there. To signify forgiveness and peace. It hurts my heart every time I see them blooming

[@sicknado]

Wow.... the cherry blossom thing is literally haunting

[@ObiWanaSmoki]

An unspeakable evil but a necessary one to end the war unfortunately.

[@CWAIGN82]

It had to be done!

[@russelconor8704]

you are right that such evil should never happen again, such powerful weapons are terrible for humanity, but on the other hand, it annoys me that people forget what monstrous crimes Japan was committing at that time and why that bomb was dropped. The Japanese army tortured and brutally killed Americans, Australians, and other nations involved in the Pacific War, and moreover tortured and brutally raped civilians from all these countries, including many Asian countries. Read about the fate of the 'comfort women', read about Japanese concentration camps, read about Unit 731. This is the stuff of the nightmares. Japan was an ally of Hitler, part of the axis of evil during World War II, and to this day has not taken responsibility for its crimes, including those against other Asian nations, such as the Chinese, for example. Yes, it's terrible that the victims of the atomic bomb were civilians, but remember that many of these civilians supported the war and the criminal ideology of that Japan, so these civilians were not exempt from guilt. The bombing was terrible, but it was a necessary evil to force Japan to surrender and stop its war crimes. Sorry, but Japan has to take responsibility for allying with Hitler and committing atrocities. They, along with Germany started this war, and supported murderous ideology, not Americans, in this particular case.

[@TheBebemom]

Have u seen the stuff the Japanese did to their colonies

[@Errcyco]

I remember hearing a story of a man who was near but somehow didn’t get burned he was in a big building. He ran out and a little boy was mutilated crying saying “mommy mommy I need water” and then laid down and cried then passed away. Lots of the guys who created the bombs had to live with this haunting realization and never recovered. It saved many lives but destroyed many too.

[@3dartistguy]

How about those who died at Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941 from the unprovoked Japanese attack?

[@kindra7774]

⁠@@3dartistguywhat about them

[@3dartistguy]

@@kindra7774 lives destroyed and ended thanks to japans unprovoked attack on our country.

[@CatalinaAldape]

@@3dartistguythat was a military base but the US targeted cities that didn’t have military bases in them. My grandfather served and survived Pearl Harbor. He didn’t agree with the atomic bombing in Japan.

[@NinjaFighter2802]

@@CatalinaAldapeHiroshima was the headquarters of Japans second army and had a pretty big housing of military personnel. But Hiroshima and the other cities were also selected for their industry and trade to cut off as much of the Japanese supply as possible.

[@tampabaybuccaneer10]

I was lucky enough to visit Hiroshima and speak to an in-utero A-bomb survivor, Mr. Kosei Mito. It was a humbling experience and he was kind enough to share with my so much of the history of Hiroshima and the bomb. His mother is also still alive, she is 105. It's important we carry on these memories for the future.

[@betsypoling1134]

The miracle of forgiveness and grace…thank you

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you for this video.

[@frajoladellagato]

What a beautiful story. Thank you. ❤

[@TomFynn]

And now share some stories from the Rape of Nanking, the Bataan Death March, Unit 731, the Comfort Women, etc.

[@MrEjidorie]

Those who were responsible for he Rape of Nanking, the Bataan Death March, Unit 731, the Comfort Women etc. must be indicted as war criminals and punished. In fact, many of them were punished. But we should have in mind is that victimized civilians of A-bombs are immune to such war crimes. I think A-bombings over civilians should be in the same category of he Rape of Nanking, the Bataan Death March, Unit 731, the Comfort Women.

[@chrdelgro]

Honestly! You never see inteviews of those folks.

[@TheTaylor559]

i saw some interviews of former imperial japanese soldiers involved in the nanking massacre, they showed no remorse at all.

[@regret81]

As someone who studied geography, I love what she said: "Please make more friends from other countries." When I was a graduate student, I lived in a six-bedroom home in Baltimore. Over the course of the 18 months that I lived there, I had the good fortune of meeting new people, almost all of whom were foreigners. The French student would hold gatherings where I would meet even more foreigners. I found it to be one of the most enjoyable and exciting moments of my life because I didn't (and still don't) have the money to travel the world. Yet, so many people from all over the world came to the US; I just happened to position myself at the right place and time to meet them. I would come to enjoy the company of and with whom I'm still friends to this day.

[@6843450]

What an amazing woman she is. Great piece.

[@girlfriday1299]

What an inspiration this magnificent lady is! If you begin doubting your own life and purpose, just listen to someone like her! God bless her! ❤🌹

[@traceylee5674]

I’m crying, so much Grace from those who’ve suffered tremendously.

[@xana5649]

Liaaaaaar

[@SM-ku3uo]

Nanjing! Nanjing!

[@charlenehastings4840]

What a beautiful woman who wants peace. I pray that every country gets rid of all nuclear weapons.

[@millabasset1710]

These women are stronger than I could ever be, an unforgivable act and moving on, that's character.

[@shawnellesmith]

Context is always important. I’m pretty sure the survivors understood this.

[@millabasset1710]

@@shawnellesmith I think you're implying they loved the bomb and America was being some merciful nation. I think that's stupid.

[@shawnellesmith]

@@millabasset1710 Well you’re wrong cause that’s not what I was implying. I meant that learning history thoroughly give one vital thing: Context. Context helps you understand why certain people take certain actions; and why it is more morally grey than you think. The survivors of Hiroshima knows this context, which is why they were able to forgive the US.

[@millabasset1710]

@@shawnellesmith there is no morally gray area in this context. People choose to forgive for their own personal reasons, it's a decision they alone are qualified to make, they don't need the validations of others. We know the bombings would later lead to the Cold War scare for decades. NATO and Russia could start WW3 tomorrow, it will affect the entire human population.

[@Chieffam15]

@@millabasset1710Atrocities in China 😶

[@christinewarren71]

0ne of my teachers was a missionary who survived the Bataan Death March. She's dead now, but someone should have interviewed her.

[@chrdelgro]

For sure

[@AlanJLopez-gj5gf]

Amazing story 💕

[@Orangeflava]

Tayeko Shitama was 22. Dang is she almost 100?? Crazy story and her English is great! EDIT: well they confirmed her age at the end.

[@malxire7084]

Her english is good because she was born in america- her parents were from japan but they moved back to japan when she was 8

[@Orangeflava]

@malxire7084 got it. Amazing she is able to tell her story to the west

[@aaron-damonkassner4715]

I’m surprised they didn’t have her in internment camps ? I don’t remember in history if it was a country thing in the U.S. or some states in the west coast that ran them during the war.

[@MS-pi4um]

@@aaron-damonkassner4715 she wasn’t in the us during the war. She probher family would have been if they all were in the us.

[@aaron-damonkassner4715]

@@MS-pi4um true! Wasn’t sure what her timeline was if she split her time in Japan and the US.

[@soangiewrites5639]

Wonderful interviews and survivors. I do wonder why the precious tree resides in DC but I'll try to keep an open mind.

[@MS-pi4um]

I’d imagine because they were given in a time of peace and specifically by the mayor of Tokyo that maybe that had something to do with it? My other though would be that it could be because of the logistics of removing them? I feel like the National mall would be quite empty without them so they would probably want to replace with different trees? Idk. Just spit balling here but it is something I wonder about. Like if it came up in conversation during the war.

[@simoodiboy]

What a heartbreaking story is

[@mikey2toes966]

What is more heart breaking is what the Japanese were doing during WW2. Look up the Raping of Nanjing.

[@noceur_jollux]

Imperial Japan was out of control and needed two A bombs to stop.

[@stevemuzak8526]

The only way to stop this to happen again is do everything we can and make peace.

[@MagisterialVoyager]

I'm touched by her compassion. "The Americans are just like us." How wonderful. What a strength to forgive and strive for a more peaceful future. Thank you for sharing this, CBS.

[@ravenpicks]

Sn Sad and So Important To Remember❤️

[@miltonbuu]

Their not innocent. They killed many Americans and betrayed out trust. Don't feel bad for them not one bit.

[@jacobzamora4628]

From Ground Zero to Minus One...

[@winnie.the_pooh0622]

It’s is so sad 😭 when I learned about this 🤧

[@Alloy682]

The Tokyo firebombings killed more than both nukes combined

[@davidholaday2817]

Would be way better with subtitles. You could actually get her meaning and intention.

[@MaxConrad-qo4tu]

During WWII Japan killed 250,000 Chinese civilians in retaliation for the Doolittle raid on Tokyo. Any village within 20 miles of the escape route used by the American flyers was attacked, all the men and boys killed, the women raped and then sent to "comfort stations" to be sex slaves for the Japanese Army. Chinese farmland and water wells were poisoned, causing even more famine and death. Excuse me if I have no empathy for the Japanese civilians that suffered during a war they started and conducted with less humanity than the Mongols.

[@chrdelgro]

Good to see history recounted; ironic that Hirohito called the A-bomb 'a most cruel weapon'

[@eloffmusk]

What about the impact of Mao Zedong's Great Leap policy, which resulted in over 55 million deaths? Additionally, there were 15 million deaths following the annexation of Tibet. Why hasn't the US considered utilizing atomic bombs in Beijing or other locations where the CCP holds military power? The death toll from China's Great Famine alone surpasses the combined casualties of World War I and World War II. Why don't you have empathy for your ancestor who died because of CCP? the victors write history and obscure their own troubling past.

[@MaxConrad-qo4tu]

@@eloffmusk I never said China didn't commit war crimes. That charge can be logically leveled against all combatants. America dropped bombs to end the war so the killing would stop. I have no empathy for Japan because their atrocities walked hand-in-hand with the genocidal Nazis.

[@rs646dd]

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are famous, but other than that, many of Japan's major cities have been burned by air raids. For example, the bombing of Tokyo on March 10, 1945 killed 100,000 people, many of whom were not properly buried and still remain underground in Tokyo. Therefore, it can be said that Tokyo, which is prospering now, is a huge graveyard. The incendiary bomb dropped by the B29 contained gasoline and was effective in burning up a wooden Japanese house. The attack method was to drop a bomb on the outer circumference of the city, surround it with fire and prevent the citizens inside from escaping, and burned 100,000 people to death. In this way, by the end of the war, more than one million civilians had died.

[@latonp711]

You remember the damage.. Please dont forget the cause of bombs

[@smileyattitude6807]

This is sad to hear. History is my favorite subject though so thank you for sharing

[@USNveteran]

My brothers father in law (USMC) was on a troop ship off the coast of Japan in August 1945. He & his buddies had already survived several island battles. When they were talking on the ship none of them thought they would survive the invasion. My father in law (USN) was on a destroyer escort in the Pacific at this same time, they were waiting for orders to form up with a task force. Fortunately they both made it home and I got to hear their stories first hand. To me those stories took on a whole new light hearing them from family that was there, and had also participated in many battles. It's hard to say if they would have made it home if there had been an invasion. Based on the stories they told me I would say they wound not have made it home. We miss you Brownie & Norm. FLY NAVY!!!

[@user-ie6on5mr3r]

Pathetic excuses. The US had a choice not to fight. Not a single US city was affected.

[@feelin_fine]

When I hear some Americans talk about the bombs, I often hear excuses: the Japanese war machine would have sacrificed many more lives and fought to the end, etc. Maybe that's true, and the fascist regime there was imperialist and evil, but targeting civilians (which is what this effectively was) was inexcusable and evil too. These women are commendable for speaking out.

[@russelconor8704]

you are right that such evil should never happen again, such powerful weapons are terrible for humanity, yes, it's terrible that the victims of the atomic bomb were civilians, but remember that many of these civilians supported the war and the criminal ideology of that Japan, so these civilians were not exempt from guilt ( it's very easy to start a mess, harder to end it). Live by the sword, you will die by the sword. The bombing was terrible, but it was a necessary evil to force Japan to surrender and stop its war crimes- do you know how many civilians the Japanese raped, killed, and tortured? Sorry, but Japan has to take responsibility for allying with Hitler and committing atrocities. They, along with Germany started this war, and supported murderous ideology, not Americans, in this particular case. It annoys me that people forget what monstrous crimes Japan was committing at that time. The Japanese army tortured and brutally killed Americans, Australians, and other nations involved in the Pacific War, and moreover tortured and brutally raped civilians from all these countries, including many Asian countries. Read about the fate of the 'comfort women', read about Japanese concentration camps, read about Unit 731. This is the stuff of the nightmares. Japan was an ally of Hitler, part of the axis of evil during World War II, and to this day has not taken responsibility for its crimes, including those against other Asian nations, such as the Chinese, and especially against the 'comfort women'.

[@Worldaffairslover]

Did you see what Japan was doing to countries across Asia ☠️

[@richardrobles3817]

Japan was wildin in the 30s & 40s. Just ask the Chinese

[@Calebevansmusic]

I know that the atomic bombs saved many American lives. But I won’t deny the fact that these bombs were evil and that Japan may have blood on their hands so do we but millions of civilians dying within seconds. That’s not an easy pill to swallow.

[@perrysmith9939]

@@Calebevansmusicmillions? It was 110,000 initially. 200,000 total.

[@louiesouthgate8347]

the dilemma would be if we were to eliminate all nuclear weapons, is meant that conventional warfare would be large scale nothing would hold anyone back from starting wars, everyone would start to conquer beyond borders. just like how both world wars were fought, we would go back to that time period were it was easy to invade surrounding nations. we are at peace with nuclear weapons preventing ourselves from destroying one another. knowing we each had nuclear weapons. The inevitable is there yes but let's be honest no one wins a nuclear war.

[@Geeksmithing]

This story was rad.

[@LeFrozenTundra]

Make friends from other countries. This is without a doubt a small thing that literally anybody can do, but will nevertheless have a better impact on the world.

[@Artofizanagi]

I hope nobody has to experience such atrocity ever.

[@Cwgrlup]

You mean like our American serviceman did when their country BOMBED PEARL HARBOR? And they started World War II and were Hitler’s allies??

[@TheTonyStark3000]

Well Russia is attacking Ukraine so

[@Phillipnoogen]

Eliminating wars and dictators is the pathway to peace but we will never see that happen.

[@makeuthink2120]

Eliminate the UN, Nato, and all U.S. military bases overseas.

[@Tyler-789]

Sadly japan was bent on winning a lost war. Hitler had offed himself and Germany surrendered but japan wasn’t done. They were still torturing pows and attacking the Chinese. They also didn’t believe the first nuke had been dropped and forced a second.

[@liberty2308]

I feel bad for these innocent people. However, as a Korean, I must say it was necessary. What the Japanese did in Asia during the war absolutely horrendous. They took menand made them work in terribl conditions and dumped their bodies in a hole. They took our women as sex slaves. They used people for their experiments(unit 731)… They were given many chances to stop but didn’t. This bomb freed us. Too bad that their government didn’t care about their citizens but was busy protecting their pride.

[@natlus_]

2 WHOLE CITIES. Imagine it was busan and daegu, shameful opinion. I completely understand your view but the hiroshima and nagasaki citizens are victims just like the victims of the horrors of the japanese empire.

[@junpinedajr.8699]

Tokyo was Firebombed a few days before Aug 6,1945,. 100K plus people died,16 Square miles were flatten,yet no mention in most documentaries,always the A Bombs. Why?????

[@MrEjidorie]

Death toll of the Great Tokyo Air Raid on March 10th, 1945 was almost equivalent or even higher than those of A-bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But unlike firebombings on Tokyo and other cities in Japan, A-bombs were not conventional weapons, and they could pose grave threat to the existence of humankinds. Of course, firebombings on civilians should not be neglected and forgotten.

[@Ray-___-]

maybe because the fact Imperial Japan was also bombing civilians in Korea and China...they weren't innocent in WW2. they killed 30 million people (in the most brutal ways) in Asia in a 6 year span...

[@vietnameeseguy]

Lol they would re-release this while Oppenheimer is in theatres😂

[@judigemini178]

It's good that they did, people can't forget that the people who suffer are the civilians not the ones making these bombs and starting these wars

[@Geojr815]

I’d like to see how good the movie does in Japan😂😬

[@S0ngsyngr]

Remember for many years the video footage reflecting the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was classified and not allowed to be openly viewed in the us.

[@rochelledumadaug4499]

For those who think the US is to be blamed, remember the US didnt want to get involved until Pearl Harbor. As Emperor Hirohito said...we have awakened the sleeping giant. Indeed they did.

[@betsypoling1134]

Thank you for your amazing story❤

[@koltonknighton1402]

Nuclear weapons will never be eliminated unfortunately.

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

WOW, I have no words! 😢 Still very hard to comprehend.

[@mikey2toes966]

Look up the Raping of Nanjing. Japanese cause a Holocaust there they even today refuse to acknowledge happened. Despite all the evidence and witnesses to the fact.

[@AA-qb7ni]

They seem like such sweet kind people. I wish nothing but happiness for them ❤

[@bstaznkid4lyfe392]

She can speak English, we don't need a narrator..

[@machiquito]

I acknowledge this war cruelty done by the dropping of atomic bomb in Nagasaki and Hiroshima but Imperial Japan did alot of horrible things around Asia during WW2. My maternal grandfather was badly beaten by Japanese soldiers back home in the Philippines (good thing he survived) Manila was destroyed, many died in the death march in Bataan and never forget the rape of nanking.

[@mackyronni]

I’m Chinese. Civilians, women, and children did not deserve to pay for the crimes of soldiers and the government.

[@Ray-___-]

@@mackyronni you are a small minority here then, i know older Koreans (my family) who wish America dropped a 3rd. go read what they did in Nanjing, you might feel different after a deep dive. same people who say "America deserved 9//11", switch their logic up real fast when an actual fascist regimes gets what coming to them. werid

[@Gaminglife-sf1oz]

​@@Ray-___- they unfortunately can't seperate citizens and governments.

[@miamars90]

Don't forget the cannibalism that happened too.

[@wallysmart2432]

IT WOULD BE EASY TO BLAME ALL JAPANESE PEOPLE, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO DID THOSE ATROCITIES WERE SOLDIERS, AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERENT THE ONES PUNISHED, THE VICTIMS OF THE ATOMIC BOMBS DID... THERES NOTHING TO GAIN FROM WAR.

[@LarryWater]

Poor women

[@sllll7457]

And now one crazy man is threatening to use this kind of weapon. absolutely terrifying

[@smoothoperator-qp4mw]

I am truly sorry for your losses I hope I never have to see anything like this until the day I die😢😢

[@andresmattos7541]

What about japan sharing the stories of the brutal war crimes their country committed during WW2 like unit 731? 😮😮

[@90skid97]

Imagine being born in the US to then go back to Japan just to get nuked and then return to US. That is some crazy life

[@Peanutbutterboi]

I agree that in a perfect world we wouldn't and shouldn't have nuclear weapons. However the unfortuate reality is that since the technology has been created, the only way to protect aganist other countries nuclear weapons is to have nuclear weapons yourself.

[@TheStonerEvolution420]

I’m glad Japan and America are close than ever now. I feel bad for the victims even if we’re at war. Nuclear weapons are just something else

[@fated_child9889]

Yeah well not all of the victims families feel that way.

[@bdog2453]

skill issue lil bro@@fated_child9889

[@luca5280]

My teachers grandma was there when the bombing happened. She saw the whole thing

[@Ssenivac]

They reaped the whirlwind of the war they started.

[@MrEjidorie]

Who were they? Japanese civilians who were A-bombed were not responsible for the outbreak of war.

[@GKP999]

I wish the world were free of nuclear bombs. It is horrible that so many people died during WWII.

[@GKP999]

@randallwinters7387 I rather have free university education than a pony. You can have the pony! LOL!

[@Geojr815]

@@GKP999Can I have the pony?

[@TheTonyStark3000]

Tons of Americans killed too but focus on other meaningless countries

[@claerineclaerine582]

It's a dilema. If US didn't drop little boy, no one knew when Japan will surrender. My country and other countries would still be colonized. It is indeed a greed of a few brought disaster to many.

[@DisingenuousComment]

an excuse to test nuclear weapons.

[@Whoareyounot]

How does she look this good at 99

[@BMass83]

These women have such a beautiful souls! Happy Birthday Thai ❤

[@petermeter8989]

Show me the man That lost everyone !

[@Tommy-xt6st]

Atomic bomb was a terrible war weapon. But we should also focus on why Japan needed to be stopped during that time. Pearl harbor, of course, and all the horrific things the Japanese has done in Asia. 200,000 murdered just the Nanking Massacre as a starter. Civilian victims of Japanese war crime is estimated at 5,964,000. When we look at the atomic bombs, we must also take into account what Japanese has done prior to the bombs during the WW2. More people would have died if the Japanese was not stopped.

[@PatrioticKoreanAmerican]

Much as it pains me to learn how Hiroshima and Nagasaki got nuked, I would say Japan had it coming because if not, Japan would continue its genocidal campaign against China and Korea. So in a sense, the Japanese Government killed these people and made the survivors suffer, not just America.

[@rickycardenas5154]

80 years ago isn't even that long ago

[@johnalver]

Peace is possible!! It really is there's just some mountains that have to be climbed

[@kaiyin3842]

The Japanese people can cry all they want but they were not the ones who were r-, tortur-d, ab-sed, mutil-ted, behaded, k-lled by their own soliders. So heartless to the people in other nations who suffered under the Japanese Occupation.

[@kaiyin3842]

The Japanese were so cruel and evil towards the civilians in the countries they evaded. She should blame her then government and military that this had to happen.

[@vanshikathakur]

Make friends from other countries 🥺❤️

[@chairtime121]

Yep. That'll work

[@carolinam4301]

What a great piece! Beautiful ladies with a great legacy we must honor.

[@lexistenceestailleurs]

😭😭😭😭

[@caiqueandfriendscutevideos7711]

There was a reason why we combed them. Why wasn’t that mentioned???

[@erikajapita]

there literally was no reason at all.

[@Calcifurr]

War is a disgusting thing… at the end of the day your “enemy” just wants their own freedom and peace just like you.

[@thomasstelling9793]

The bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was 10 kilotons. There are currently 2 nukes in existence today that are 100 gigatons

[@codymoe4986]

I don't think any of those weapons weigh nearly that much...

[@kearnseth8980]

Such a weird talk 😂 American war fetish i guess 🤷‍♂️

[@area52music]

@@kearnseth8980 its called being in touch with reality, and knowing where you stand.

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Why did he say Hiroshima in 2 separate syllables 😭

[@dannykabat514]

Yeah that all sounds good but people been fighting for ten thousand years I don't think we're going to stop very sad

[@MagnusMorris-wp4it]

Getting rid of a nuclear opponent is not going to Bring peace Even if you try to get rid of them, someone will might come up with something even more devastating or secretly make them

[@nicholasdelcastillo4933]

That real tragedy is thinking your country thinking they’re superior and refusing to surrender.

[@paulhudson4254]

God Bless all those who suffered or are suffering still. However, the Japanese government ignored President Truman’s repeated warning through various channels and simple chose to continue hostilities! My prayers are this will never happen again, ever. (M.A.D.) 🌺✝️🌺🇺🇸

[@Tacom4ster]

Somebody should splice clips of the anime Barefoot Gen in Oppenheimer

[@rochelledumadaug4499]

Let's be FRIENDLY to our neighboring countries. I had to laugh at this statement because it was 80 years too late. It should've been Japan's motto before they started invading and wreaking havoc to its neighbors . Don't get me wrong I do feel the pain and suffering for the A bomb survivors. Or the guilt suffered by those who built the bomb. However, nobody seem to be talking about those who have died and survived the Japanese atrocities. My grandfather and most of the men in his village we're lined up in the plaza and executed/beheaded by the Japanese. Nor the countless women who were raped. Or the males babies being thrown in the air and skewred by their bayonets. They were just as innocent as the victims of the atomic bomb. It took 75 years for my uncle to finally talk to us about the war and him witnessing his father being beheaded. Yett he talks about forgiveness in order to live peacefully. So yeah we ARE the friendly neighbors of Japan...we say make peace not war!!!

[@lowbrowrodeo]

My Indonesian father told the same stories of babies being thrown on bayonets. His father (a KNIL soldier, royal dutch indies army) was taken to a prison camp in Fukuoka. The Japanese soldiers were brutal. But still, the atomic bomb should never be used again.

[@RickRobinCagnaan]

These bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, plus the Soviet Union declaring war on Japan, led to the surrender. These bombings ended the war, and started the nuclear disarmament movement. These survivors had nothing to do with the atrocities committed by their country’s military, but they were negatively affected by the bombings. We need to think twice, because there was one streamer who came to Japan and insulted its citizens by bragging about the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

[@JUGGERNAUT____]

The bombs weren't used to hasten the end for convenience. The bombs were used to hopefully reduce the amount of casualties a prolonged battle would inevitably accumulate. Remember, they had 3 bombs ready to do and only used 2. The 3rd became the demon core used in later experiments.

[@MrEjidorie]

The clandestine purpose of A-bombings was to intimidate Stalin and contain communists` threat in Asia.

[@reuenerio]

From 1942 to 1945, the Japanese, tortured, raped, killed brutally more than 500,000 Filipinos leaving them in poverty, destroyed families, and many others. We should learn from the past that war is anything but the greediness and cruelty from selfish governments.

[@lowbrowrodeo]

And also to see what the bombs would do in a uncontrolled environment

[@markspiesman1090]

More died in the tokoyo fire bomding ibelieve it passes 400 thousand

[@devonslater5470]

Ah yes, another much needed report about Hiroshima. I almost forgot what happened there. Maybe CBS should inform its audience about the atrocities committed by the Japanese army for a change. They killed at least 10x more civilians (Chinese, Filipino, etc.) than Japanese civilians that died during WW2.

[@mikey2toes966]

The Japanese would love it if we all just forget about what they were doing during WW2. Shinzo Abe refuses to even acknowledge it anymore.

[@kateelario6235]

I'm sick of seeing 9/11 posts everywhere. Oh, wait. Edit: This was for 78 anniversary of the bombing, every right to share their stories.

[@alexn3574]

So you interviewed a woman that was no where near the bomb and calling her a survivor.

[@Moominteapot]

Beautiful ppl 🥺🩷

[@Edmond347]

The trains were still running? What?

[@Psyclonus7]

Oppenheimer brought me here!

[@Starboy-op7ue]

No wonder it was the Japanese who wrote Vinland Saga

[@mydogisbailey]

We will never know how many people would have died had these bombs not been dropped. Could have been more, could have been less. But regardless, no Japanese deserved to suffer the burns and trauma that lady did.

[@jeeshin4048]

I agree. Japan should have warned and help it's citizens to run away, ahead of time.

[@grantasher1511]

American citizens did not even know about the bombs. They found out AFTER the Japanese unfortunately did@@jeeshin4048

[@codymoe4986]

And no Chinese citizens deserved the cruel fates, handed to them by the Japanese Imperial Army. Nor did the residents of the Philippines, and so on... Quit defending this regime, you are siding with those whom sided with Nazi's...

[@Kiryuu7]

It's a good thing the bombs the US dropped were not dirty bombs and the area of the explosion occurred in the sky and not the ground or there wouldn't be any survivors at all to speak about this. If that wasn't the case, Hiroshima and Nagasaki would have been uninhabitable like Chernobyl because of the radiation. 😢

[@sonakshiawasthi]

​@@Kiryuu7 that's absolutely false. Radiations from an atomic bomb and nuclear reactor have different intensities. The radioactive waste generated from an atomic bomb is far less than that of a nuclear reactor, though it does have a longer impact at the spur of the moment, but over a period of time, it can be cleaned and the place again can be made habitable for ppl, whereas places around chernobyl or Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant become absolutely inhabitable for ppl.