The Nuclear Shadow Looms Over Japan's Future The anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing has come and gone, but Mayor Shiro Suzuki's stark warning still echoes: the world is sleepwalking towards a nuclear catastrophe.
The plutonium device codenamed "Fat Man" exploded 81 years ago, leaving behind a legacy that continues to pose an existential threat to humanity.
Over 12,000 nuclear warheads remain in existence, a grim reminder of the world's continued reliance on these instruments of mass destruction.