On August 6, 1945, two atomic bombs were launched and dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan. According to History.com's article on the "Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki", over 120,000 people died instantly including the 11,000 that suffered from blast induced injuries and burns due to radiation. Innocent lives such as senior citizens, animals, families with small children and babies died tragically. 90% of the population in those two cities were wiped out. As of 2017, the United States currently possesses 6,800 warheads while Russia possesses 7000, China has 260 and North Korea has 40 warheads. There is a total of 14,200 warheads in the world including Pakistan, France, India, and Israel. ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear
