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The United States launched the first nuclear attack in history 70 years ago today, when it dropped an atom bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was claimed this - and a subsequent attack on the city of Nagasaki - shortened the duration of the Second World War. But the fact remains that more than 140 thousand people perished at Hiroshima - more than 80% of them civilians, including tens-of-thousands of children. From Hiroshima, Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports.

(Photo: A man prays at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial after the 70th anniversary ceremony of the atomic bombing of the city. Credit: Getty Images)