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Hiroshima, Japan, shortly after the Little Boy atomic bomb was dropped, 1945
The mushroom cloud rises over Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945. Source: Getty

Commemorations for 75th anniversary of the first ever atomic weapon attacks are muted this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Commemorations for 75th anniversary of the first ever atomic weapon attacks are muted this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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