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In a US war on China, nuclear weapons would undoubtedly be used. We need to work with all our strength to prevent such a war, says KATE HUDSON of CND

ON THIS DAY, 75 years ago, US warplane Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city centre of Hiroshima, a busy residential and business district, which was crowded with people going about their daily business. 

The bomb, called Little Boy because of its long, thin shape, contained uranium-235. 

Unimpeded by hills or natural features to limit the blast, the fireball created by that single bomb destroyed 13 square kilometres of the city.

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