Comments on: The story of A-bomb survivor Toshie Une

By: The Overthinker

The Overthinker — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:54:07 +0000

I agree. If they had not been used in Japan, the chances that they would have been used in the Korean War would have been far higher, and the bombs would have been far more powerful. To say nothing of the Cold War standoff – the imagery of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was an unarguable warning about how nasty the effects of these bombs were.

By: pen2

pen2 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:57:47 +0000

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki showed what a terrible weapon even very weak (compared to typical weapons in the US and Russian arsenals) atomic bombs are. Without these examples that made the dire consequences of using atomic bombs clear to everyone the chances of a nuclear war would have been much larger. This does not make the bombings any better but the thought that the victims did not die altogether in vain but saved mankind from murdering itself may at least give a little comfort.

By: Austin Otaku

Austin Otaku — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:54:55 +0000

Thank you. That was a very touching video. Such a sweet old lady. She reminds me of my grandmother, who would’ve been just a few years older than Une-san this year.

By: oro_the_dog

oro_the_dog — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:16:50 +0000

and the lesson?

Never ever invade any other country ever again! The poor poor japanese and their pain…

By: no

no — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:48:30 +0000

Really moving, thanks for the translation.

By: Blacknimbus

Blacknimbus — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:06:57 +0000

Ditto…thanks for sharing.

By: Ken Aston

Ken Aston — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:50:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing this amazing story.

By: SuperGulaman

SuperGulaman — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:23:02 +0000

i’m not from japan, but we Filipino people, always remember the terror happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki…