{"id":268167,"date":"2025-08-06T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hiroshima-80-years-on-the-numbers-behind-the-devastation-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:00:13","slug":"hiroshima-80-years-on-the-numbers-behind-the-devastation-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hiroshima-80-years-on-the-numbers-behind-the-devastation-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiroshima 80 years on: The numbers behind the devastation | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dc0Bm1m9KKg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hiroshima 80 years on: The numbers behind the devastation | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dc0Bm1m9KKg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hiroshima marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped a 4-ton &quot;Little Boy&quot; uranium bomb on the city centre, an estimated 80,000 people were killed instantly. By the end of the year, around 140,000 people died. Many are still experiencing the effects of radiation-related illnesses. <\/p>\n<p>President Putin has threatened to use nuclear arms in Ukraine. America and Israel recently bombed Iran, claiming the Iranians had breached their non-proliferation promises. 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