60 years after the A-bomb (Aug. 6) 

cctv.com 08-08-2005 09:33

Air Time: August 6

Guests:

Philip Cunningham, A freelancer doing research about Japanese popular culture

Teng Jianqun, Senior Research Fellow, China Arms Control and Disarmament Association

Sixty years ago, On August 6th and 9th respectively, two atomic bombs were dropped onto the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It reportedly killed 210,000. Yet many also believed that it eventually led to the Japanese surrender that ended World War Two.

No doubt, it is an event that has changed the world.

Some believe it has opened a Pandora box of the spread of nuclear weapons.

While others see it as a turning point for Japan to become pacifist country for the past few decades. Though some wonder if it will continue to be that way.

Editor:Chen Zhuo  Source:CCTV.com