The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, serves as a memorial to the people who were killed when Allied forces dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6 1945. Over 70,000 people were killed instantly, and another 70,000 suffered fatal injuries from the radiation. US President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to increase his country’s stockpile of nuclear arms because the world is so dangerous today.

First published in the December 22, 2016, 4:28 p.m. edition

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