Antinuke group protests U.S. sales of A-bomb souvenirs

Antinuke group protests U.S. sales of A-bomb souvenirs

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the earring replicas of ''Little Boy'' (R) and ''Fat Man (L),'' the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, being sold as souvenirs at the U.S. National Atomic Museum. A Japanese antinuclear group accused the state-run museum Aug. 4 of insulting A-bomb victims for selling such goods.

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