Nagasaki has marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic attack on the southern city in Japan. Survivors are determined to make their hometown the last place on Earth hit by a nuclear bomb.

Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener sings with The Peaceabilities as Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance holds a peace vigil for 80th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing on in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on August 9, 2025.

Thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the world again into nuclear war.