This Week in the World: Reflections on 80th Hiroshima and Nagasaki Anniversaries

This week marks 80 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

To commemorate these solemn anniversaries, we compiled reflections from a wide range of voices on the enduring legacy of those terrible days, and the road ahead toward a brighter future free from the shadow of nuclear weapons.

Hibakusha (Survivors)

Japanese survivors — known as hibakusha — have spent their lives advocating for peace and bearing witness to the horrors of nuclear war.