July 16, 1945 – Trinity Day

This photo was snapped .15 seconds after the world's first atomic bomb exploded on July 16, 1945. It was taken six miles from ground zero.

Sixty three years ago, the first atomic bomb, named Trinity, was exploded in the Alamagordo Bombing Range in the New Mexico Desert. I won’t go into the history of the Manhattan Project, we should all know it by now, this anniversary reminds me of the reason we live in fear on a nearly daily basis. This clip is from the documentary Atomic Cafe.

Those who say “who cares we’ll all be dead anyway” need to be reminded of the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is Asa Takii, who’s husband and children died in the bombing of Hiroshima, who survived trapped in a building for days.

Mrs. Takii's memory of the bombing of Hiroshima "I was washing clothes when I saw this incredible flash''

My prayer for the day: Never again