Do nuclear weapons make the world a safer place? As Japan marks 80 years since the US detonated two atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, its leaders are renewing their call for global disarmament.
Japan’s warning at Hiroshima ceremony
Annihilation: The United States dropped the only two nuclear bombs ever used in warfare on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (above) and Nagasaki in August 1945, with the intention of bringing a swift end to World War Two. Glossary
Atomic bomb - A bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy.
Radiation sickness - Damage caused to the body after it receives a high dose of radiation in a short amount of time. It can be life-threatening.
Nuclear weapons - A bomb or other weapon that uses nuclear energy to cause a big explosion.
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) - An organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.