Lucky Dragon museum marks 40th anniversary

Lucky Dragon museum marks 40th anniversary

Photo taken June 9, 2016, in Tokyo shows the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, known as the Lucky Dragon, which was hit by nuclear fallout from a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific. The exhibition hall marked its 40th anniversary on June 10, and a panel will soon consider how to preserve the dilapidated tuna fishing boat, a symbol of the horror of nuclear weapons and radiation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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