Japan eyed its own atomic bomb in World War II
Declassified records show 560 kilograms of uranium oxide aboard a captured German U-boat bound for Japan in 1945. Japanese officers on board reportedly chose death by suicide. the uranium may have aided Japan's wartime A-bomb efforts, though experts dispute Japan neared a functional weapon.
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Hiroshima marks 52nd anniversary of atomic bomb
In Hiroshima Japan on Aug 6 1997 about 45000 people gathered at Peace Park for an 815 am memorial honoring the 1945 atomic blast that killed about 140000. Mayor Hiraoka urged abolition of nuclear weapons while Prime Minister Hashimoto pledged to work toward a world without war. The article recalls Nagasaki and Japan’s surrender and ongoing debate over the bombings.
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