24 Disturbing Pictures From The Aftermath Of Nuclear Warfare

View of the radioactive plume from the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, as seen from 9.6 kilometers away in Koyagi-jima, on Aug. 9, 1945. The US B-29 Superfortress Bockscar dropped the atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man," which detonated above the ground on northern part of Nagasaki just after 11 a.m.

A Japanese citizen walks through the damaged lands of Nagasaki, two months after the atomic bomb was dropped over the city.

The devastation in 1945 after the atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

Japanese soldiers in Nagasaki assess the damage after the nuclear blast in 1945.

A Japanese baby sits cries in the rubble following the explosion in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

Hiroshima in ruins after its atomic bombing during World War II in 1945.

Left: A watch in the Hiroshima rubble is stopped at 8:15 a.m., the moment of the atomic detonation. Right: A human shadow scars the steps of a bank in Hiroshima, imprinted by the extreme heat of the blast.

The Hiroshima Chamber of Industry and Commerce was the only building remotely close to standing near the center of the atomic bomb blast of Aug. 6, 1945.

Left: A bandaged survivor tries to comfort a Japanese baby who was badly burned when the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Right: A Japanese doctor is seen standing in front of a makeshift hospital at Hiroshima.

A victim of the Hiroshima bombing displays his wounds for the camera in 1945.

Survivors hospitalized in Hiroshima in 1945 reveal their skin covered with burn scars caused by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.

A young couple survey the devastated city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1946.

Left: Officials of Hiroshima, meeting in the once opulent conference room of City Hall, discuss how to repair the ruined city in 1945. Right: People inspect the vast devastation from the Hiroshima bombing.

Students attend class in a bombed-out Hiroshima classroom, one year following the atomic blast.

A group of homeless children warm their hands over a fire on the outskirts of Hiroshima after the end of World War II.

Two people walk on a cleared path through the destruction of Hiroshima.