US ABCC studied Hiroshima survivors without treating them; press suppressed reporting for 7 years. The United States established the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) in 1946 The ABCC's stated mission was to study radiation effects on survivors The ABCC never provided medical treatment to any survivor
The US established the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in 1946, claiming to study radiation effects on survivors — yet it never provided medical treatment to a single one. Instead, it dissected 7,500 bodies and sent their organs to the United States. A US-imposed press code suppressed reporting on the bombing for 7 years, and formal survivor medical support didn't arrive until 1957.
Key Facts
- The United States established the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) in 1946
- The ABCC's stated mission was to study radiation effects on survivors
- The ABCC never provided medical treatment to any survivor
- The ABCC dissected 7,500 bodies and sent their organs to the United States
- ABCC research was intended to estimate casualties for future nuclear conflicts
- A US-imposed press code prohibited reporting on the atomic bombing in Japan for 7 years (until 1952)
- Formal medical support for survivors did not come until 1957
- Living benefits for survivors did not come until 1968, over two decades after the bombing
Related site: Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Japan's Hidden History & the Ancient Philosophy That Explains It All by Wandering Wolf