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A Look Back: Historic Photos Show the Impact of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 Years Later
by Michael Austin on September 2, 2025
Desolation in HiroshimaSmith Collection - Gado / Getty Images
Desolation and dilapidated structures in Hiroshima following the atomic bombing of Japan, 1945. Image courtesy US Department of Energy.
The Mushroom Cloud Over HiroshimaUS Army Air Corps - PhotoQuest / Getty Images
Aerial view from B-29 Superfortress, of the mushroom cloud from the atomic detonation in Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945. The bombing killed over 30 percent of the city's population and wounded tens of thousands more.
Little Boy BombPhoto by MPI / Getty Images
A postwar replica of the 'Little Boy' nuclear weapon, which was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945.
Mission BriefingPhoto by PhotoQuest / Getty Images
At a mission briefing, then Captain William Parsons (1901 - 1953) (standing, left) and then Colonel Paul Tibbets (1915 - 2007) (standing, right) go over last-minute data with prior to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Tinian airbase, North Marianas Islands, August 5, 1945.
Houses for HiroshimaPhoto by FPG - Archive Photos / Getty Images
US and Japanese civilians work to rebuild the homes lost in the atomic bomb in Hiroshima following World War Two, with the 'Houses for Hiroshima' Work Camp Project in 1950.
Atomic Cloud Over NagasakiPhoto by Pierce Archive LLC - Buyenlarge / Getty Images
Atomic cloud rises over Nagasaki, Japan. Photographed by one of the bombers on the raid.
Nagasaki DevastationPhoto by MPI / Getty Images
The devastated city of Nagasaki after the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city on 9th August 1945.
