Karl Ebling's List: Research Paper

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  Iwamatsu, Shigetoshi. "A perspective on the

  war crimes." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Feb. 1982: 29. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 7 Feb. 2010.

• • Tustomu Yamaguchi, was a survivor of both of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was 29 when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima just two miles away from where he was. He then returned home to Nagasaki three days later. He was at home recovering when the second bomb was dropped on the city.
• This spring the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki recognized Tsutomu  Yamaguchi, 93, as a double-hibakusha ("explosion-affected person"), officially  acknowledging his exposure to each of history's wartime atomic blasts.

• Just after 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, Yamaguchi, then a  29-year-old ship engineer with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, was walking to the  company shipyard in Hiroshima when Little Boy, the world's first strategic  atomic bomb, detonated in midair less than 2 miles away. The blast knocked him  unconscious, burst his left eardrum and burned his upper torso. Three days  later, back home in Nagasaki, Yamaguchi was recounting his story to a skeptical  boss when Fat Man, the second strategic atomic bomb, exploded over that city,  also less than 2 miles away. The shock wave knocked both men to the floor and  tore off Yamaguchi's bandages. He was at home, recovering from his burns and a  high fever, when Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender on August 15.

   

  "I was neither sorry nor glad," Yamaguchi recently told  The (London) Times. "I thought I was about to cross to the other side."

   

  The engineer spent more

• than a decade recovering from his physical injuries.  His wife and infant son escaped the Nagasaki explosion with minor wounds, but  the family was plagued by poor health. His son died of cancer in 2005 at age  59.

   

  Yamaguchi isn't the only person to have survived both  blasts, just the first formally recognized. Two of his former coworkers are  among the other known double-hibakusha. Yamaguchi has understandably become a  vocal proponent of nuclear disarmament.

   

  "The reason that I hate the atomic bomb is because of  what it does to the dignity of human beings," he explained to The Times. "Having  been granted this miracle, it is my responsibility to pass on the truth."

   

  PHOTO (COLOR): Tsutomu Yamaguchi, right, and Akira  Iwanaga, his onetime coworker at Mitsubishi Heavy industries, survived the 1945  atomic bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where they posed for this 2005  photo.

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• "The reason that I hate the atomic bomb is because of what it does to the  dignity of human beings," he explained to The Times. "Having been granted this  miracle, it is my responsibility to pass on the truth."

• Just after 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, Yamaguchi, then a 29-year-old ship  engineer with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, was walking to the company shipyard  in Hiroshima when Little Boy, the world's first strategic atomic bomb, detonated  in midair less than 2 miles away. The blast knocked him unconscious, burst his  left eardrum and burned his upper torso. Three days later, back home in  Nagasaki, Yamaguchi was recounting his story to a skeptical boss when Fat Man,  the second strategic atomic bomb, exploded over that city, also less than 2  miles away. The shock wave knocked both men to the floor and tore off  Yamaguchi's bandages. He was at home, recovering from his burns and a high  fever, when Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender on August 15.

• Just after 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, Yamaguchi, then a 29-year-old ship  engineer with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, was walking to the company shipyard  in Hiroshima when Little Boy, the world's first strategic atomic bomb, detonated  in midair less than 2 miles away. The blast knocked him unconscious, burst his  left eardrum and burned his upper torso. Three days later, back home in  Nagasaki, Yamaguchi was recounting his story to a skeptical boss when Fat Man,  the second strategic atomic bomb, exploded over that city, also less than 2  miles away. The shock wave knocked both men to the floor and tore off  Yamaguchi's bandages. He was at home, recovering from his burns and a high  fever, when Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender on August 15.
• "The reason that I hate the atomic bomb is because of what it does to the  dignity of human beings," he explained to The Times. "Having been granted this  miracle, it is my responsibility to pass on the truth."

• Whatever the historical circumstances at the time, the bombings were tragic  experiences for the cities and for the many who sustained severe blast, heat,  and radiation injuries. The horrifying consequences prompted efforts to control  nuclear arms proliferation, an issue that still remains a top foreign policy  priority. The cities have made remarkable recoveries, and the survivors maintain  indomitable spirits, allowing themselves to serve as a reference point for  modern radiation safety in the world. As the size of this population of  survivors grows smaller, we must not lose a sense of responsibility to support  them and to investigate and understand the health consequences engendered by  these events.
• Whatever the historical circumstances at  the time, the bombings were tragic   experiences for the cities and for the  many who sustained severe blast, heat,   and  radiation injuries. The horrifying consequences prompted efforts to  control   nuclear arms proliferation, an issue that  still remains a top foreign policy   priority. The cities have made remarkable  recoveries, and the survivors maintain   indomitable  spirits, allowing themselves to serve as a reference point for   modern  radiation safety
• in the world. As the size of this population of

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