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Hiroshima
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It’s odd seeing a thing in the real world that you’ve only looked upon before virtually. The dome doesn’t seem real, not at first anyway. But what’s more striking is the thought that I’m standing almost right in the centre of where the world’s first atomic bomb detonated. All around us today there’s life, but if we were here just over a hundred years ago, we’d have been vaporised instantly. And though I can move freely through these streets today, if I were here but a day before the bomb, everyo
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― Beautiful Shining People
― Beautiful Shining People
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In a future war the victorious side will dictate the peace to the defeated side in the exact manner described above. This stems from the nature of modern weapons. Such weapons are made to produce decisive results. They are made to engender capitulation and stop all arguments, all negotiations, all half-measures. Atomic bombs were used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The result was the surrender of Japan. Diplomatic power is weak when compared to atomic power. In fact, the illusions of diplomatic powe
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We get together and talk about stuff we read. But really, it's just an excuse to hang out.
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A local book club located in Hiroshima, Japan. Purpose: reading, socializing and otherwise discu…more
10 members,
last active 10 years ago
East Hiroshima book lovers unite! We are a compliment to the Hiroshima Book Club, offering an al…more
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last active 12 years ago