Nagasaki Genbakushiryokan Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

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  Reproduction of the side wall of part of the remains of Urakami Cathedral

  The severity of damage caused by heat rays

  Urakami Cathedral, located approximately 500m from the hypocenter, was mostly destroyed and burned down by the atomic bomb.
  At the exhibition gate inside the museum, there is a reproduction of a side wall that is part of the southern remains of the Urakami Cathedral.
  The sight of holy statues turned black by heat rays and flames, stone pillars displaced by blasts, etc., gives us a visual shock of the devastation of the time.
  Also, near the hypocenter, everything that could burn was ignited by the tremendous energy of the heat rays.
  Molten glass, boiling and bubbling tiles, and scorched black cobblestones from a shrine.
  The high heat rays that hit people's skin for just a few seconds caused damage that would be unimaginable from normal burns.

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  Knowing about nuclear weapons is the first step towards their abolition

  The race to develop nuclear weapons escalated during the Cold War between East and West after World War II, and the idea of ​​using nuclear weapons to deter war was born.
  Along with tensions in international relations, a large number of nuclear weapons are deployed in each country, and nuclear tests are conducted in some country every year.
  In fact, many people are harmed during the development, manufacturing, testing, and deployment process.
  Under these circumstances, citizen movements to curb the proliferation of nuclear weapons are gaining momentum year by year.
  In the half century since the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, nuclear-tipped missiles have become more powerful and have undergone improvements, such as becoming smaller.
  There is also concern about the increasing risk of nuclear weapons being used in ethnic conflicts and retaliatory activities that have occurred around the world in recent years.
  The first step towards eliminating nuclear weapons is for many people to gain accurate knowledge about the threat of nuclear weapons.
  Also worth noting is the exhibit on nuclear weapons.