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Remembering Australia's roles in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki

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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