A second nuclear bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki three days later. And while the world today appears no closer to that lofty vision, Obama used the symbolism of his presence in Hiroshima to highlight a push for peace, reiterating his call for a "world without nuclear weapons". Updated Fri, May 27th 2016 at 13:33 GMT +3Barack Obama paid moving tribute to victims of the first atomic bomb Friday and called for a world free of nuclear weapons, during a historic and emotional visit to Hiroshima. "71 years ago, death fell from the sky and the world was changed," Obama said of a bomb that "demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself". He also chatted with a smiling Sunao Tsuboi, 91, who had earlier said he wanted to tell the US president how grateful he was for his visit.

Source: Standard Digital May 27, 2016 04:37 UTC