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DESCRIPTION:Doors open 5:30 pm. Free Film Screening followed by a discussion. Film 
 runtime: 1hr 25m film.\n\nAbout the documentary film:  \nEighty years after 
 the devastating bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, BOMBSHELL sheds light 
 on the efforts of courageous journalists to inform the world about the 
 human costs of nuclear weapons, despite the U.S. government's attempt to 
 control the narrative\n\nOn August 6, 1945, a revolutionary new weapon 
 destroyed Hiroshima, a Japanese city of 300,000 inhabitants. Three days 
 later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. America’s secret 
 super-weapon was lauded for bringing about victory in the Pacific and 
 ending World War II. President Truman’s official announcement included 
 half-truths that shaped the government’s official narrative: “Sixteen 
 hours ago, an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important 
 Japanese army base.” In fact, the bomb was aimed at Hiroshima’s city 
 center for maximum psychological effect; the army base on its outskirts 
 escaped much damage.\n\nEighty-one years after the devastating atomic 
 bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, BOMBSHELL explores how the U.S. 
 government manipulated the narrative about the atomic bombings of the 
 Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Through propaganda, censorship and 
 the co-opting of the press, the government presented a benevolent picture 
 of atomic power, minimizing the horrific human toll. BOMBSHELL sheds light 
 on the efforts of a group of intrepid reporters to let the world know the 
 truth.\n\nSponsored by the Peace Coalition of Monterey, Veterans For Peace 
 Chapter 46, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and 
 Monterey Peace and Justice Center.\n\nMore information: 
 https://peacecentral.wordpress.com/\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/08/06/18887845.php
SUMMARY:Seaside: Bombshell Film Screening
LOCATION:Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 939355
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/08/06/18887845.php
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