- Title: JAPAN: TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ATOM BOMB BLAST
- Date: 24th July 1970
- Summary: 1. Hiroshima bomb explodes and aftermath scenes in city 0.13 2. GV pan ruins 0.28 3. GV ruins 0.30 4. SV shadows of objects caused atomic blast (5 shots) 0.42 5. MV medical teams at work (3 shots) 0.58 6. 1958 anniversary commemorations -- doves released, peace gong struck (4 shots) 1.20 7. 1961 GVs of redeveloped city (3 shots) 1.31 8. 1958 GVs Hiroshima hospital, and SVs people being treated for atom bomb injuries (5 shots 1.52 9. 1965 MV Hiroshima atom bomb plane pilots interviewed-Beser, Behan and Sweeney 2.41 10. 1967 Anniversary ceremony -- LV Atomic dome PAN TO lanterns floating on river (2 shots) 2.51 TRANSCRIPT: SEQ. 9: INTERVIEWER: Have you had any second thoughts, any feelings of guilt about this? SWEENEY: I have not, President Truman has not, He made the decision with, I am sure, all the advice of many learned men. And we all know there were some very learned men who were in disagreement. It was a difficult decision, I am sure, for him to make. But, I have never disagreed with it and I never will. BEHAN: Well, I agree with General Sweeney. I think that it should be pointed out the use of the bombs forestalled invasion, and probably as a result saved many hundreds of thousands of lives, both American and Japanese. I have no regrets or guilt complexes. BESER: Unequivocally no. I think it was something that should have been done at the time. In the event of another conflict of that magnitude it may even be indicated again, although we hope it will never be again necessary. Initials RG/MW/BJ Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: HIROSHIMA AND USA
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- Country: USA
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