number killed was one hundred andeithteen thousand six hundred and sixty-one. The total number severely injured was thritythousand five hundred and twenty-four. The number slightly injured was forty-eightthousadn six hundred and six. The total number missing was three thousandand sixhundred and seventy-seven. In Nagasaki, the total number killed was seventy-threethousand eitght hundred and eighty-four. The total number severely injured wasseventy-four thousand nine hundred and nine. The total number slightly injured was onehundred and twenty thousand eight hundred and twenty (The Committee for theCompliation of Materials on Damage Caused by the Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima andNagasaki, 1981). With statistics like these it is clearly seen that Pope John Paul II wasright when he said, “Any nuclear war would inevitably cause death, disease, and sufferingof pandemic proportions and without the possibility of effective medical intervention. Theonly hope for humanity is prevention of any form of Nuclear War."The examples ofHiroshima and Nagasaki will hopefully be the first and the last time that the power of theatomic bomb will ever be used....
