The sixth of August 1945 was the day that the first atomic bomb was used on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Just three days later on August 9th the city of Nagasaki was bombed.

The Hiroshima bomb killed around 140,000 people while the second bomb on Nagasaki killed around 80,000.

There were a total of 11 events in Scotland to mark the 64th anniversary of the use of this terrible weapon. In Edinburgh there was a gathering at the foot of the Mound when the several dozen assembled held placards and read anti-war poems and there were anti-war songs from Penny.

7 photos of the event are attached.

The website of CND:

 http://banthebomb.org/ne/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=122


Paul O’Hanlon