{"id":1541709,"date":"2025-06-14T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1541709"},"modified":"2025-06-14T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T16:10:00","slug":"dni-gabbard-laments-us-bombing-of-hiroshima-warns-of-nuclear-annihilation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/dni-gabbard-laments-us-bombing-of-hiroshima-warns-of-nuclear-annihilation\/1541709\/","title":{"rendered":"DNI\u00a0Gabbard Laments US Bombing Of Hiroshima, Warns of ‘Nuclear Annihilation’"},"content":{"rendered":"

DNI\u00a0Gabbard Laments US Bombing Of Hiroshima, Warns of ‘Nuclear Annihilation’<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a video on her personal social media accounts<\/strong> lamenting the US nuclear bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima and warning that the world was closer to “nuclear annihilation” than ever before<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“I recently visited Hiroshima in Japan and stood at the epicenter of a city that remains scarred by the unimaginable horror caused by a single nuclear bomb dropped<\/strong> in 1945, 80 years ago,” she said in the video. “It\u2019s hard for me to find the words to express what I saw, the stories that I heard, the haunting sadness that still remains. This is an experience that will stay with me forever.”<\/p>\n

I recently visited Hiroshima, and stood at the epicenter of a city scarred by the unimaginable horror caused by a single nuclear bomb dropped in 1945. What I saw, the stories I heard, and the haunting sadness that remains, will stay with me forever. pic.twitter.com\/TmxmxiGwnV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tulsi Gabbard \ud83c\udf3a (@TulsiGabbard) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Gabbard said that the bombing in Hiroshima killed \u201cover 300,000 people, many dying instantly while others died from severe burns, injuries, radiation sickness, and cancer that set in in the following months and years.<\/strong>\u201d The number is higher than most death toll estimates for the attack.<\/p>\n

When asked if the 300,000 figure was based on US intelligence assessments or if the US had its own estimate, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence didn\u2019t answer and instead provided Antiwar.com with a general statement on the video, which said President Trump was also concerned about the risk of nuclear war.<\/p>\n

\u201cAcknowledging the past is critical to inform the future. President Trump has repeatedly stated in the past that he recognizes the immeasurable suffering, and annihilation can be caused by nuclear war, which is why he has been unequivocal that we all need to do everything possible to work towards peace,\u201d said Alexa Henning, Gabbard\u2019s deputy chief of staff.<\/p>\n

Gabbard noted in the video that the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was much smaller than what nuclear powers have in their arsenals today. \u201cA single nuclear weapon today could kill millions in just minutes,\u201d<\/strong> she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we stand here today, closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before, political elite warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers,\u201d Gabbard said, adding that it was up to \u201cus, the people, to speak up and demand an end to this madness.\u201d<\/p>\n

She concluded the video by saying that people should work toward a world where \u201cno one has to live in fear of a nuclear holocaust.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

BBC\/Getty Images:\u00a0More than 60% of the buildings in Hiroshima were destroyed.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

In her statement on the video, Henning said that Gabbard \u201csupports President Trump\u2019s clearly stated objectives of bringing about lasting peace and stability and preventing war.\u201d<\/p>\n

While both Gabbard and Trump say that they want peace, the Trump administration continues fueling the proxy war in Ukraine, supporting Israel\u2019s extermination of Palestinians in Gaza, and is threatening to bomb Iran if diplomacy fails.<\/p>\n

The US is also continuing to ratchet tensions with China. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently said that\u00a0the US was ready to \u201cfight and win\u201d<\/a>\u00a0a war with China if it invades Taiwan, despite the risk of nuclear war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 06\/14\/2025 – 08:10<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/dni-gabbard-laments-us-bombing-hiroshima-warns-nuclear-annihilation<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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