THOUSANDS of people across Britain will join the international demand for peace tomorrow on the 74^th anniversary of the Hiroshima nuclear attack.

The US dropped an atomic bomb called “Little Boy” on Hiroshima in Japan 74 years ago tomorrow, killing between 100,000 and 180,000 people out of a population of 350,000.

More than 90 per cent of the structures in the city were destroyed or damaged by the blast and its resulting firestorm.

A second atomic bomb called “Fat Man” was dropped on the city of Nagasaki three days later, killing between 50,000 and 100,000 people.

The two attacks were the only times nuclear weapons have been used in a war.

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) general secretary Kate Hudson said: “No-one cognizant of the horrific events of August 1945 could contemplate action to make nuclear war more likely.

“But in scrapping the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, a flagship nuclear arms control pact, US president Donald Trump has done precisely that this week.

“That’s why this year Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembrance events have an even greater resonance. A new nuclear arms race has begun and the threat of nuclear war is rising.”

Ms Hudson urged everyone to attend their nearest event and honour those who died, adding that “we must commit to doing everything within our power to make sure nuclear weapons are never used again.”

More than 60 memorial events are planned across the country for Hiroshima Day tomorrow and Nagasaki Day on August 9, including peace walks, meetings and an international fast for nuclear disarmament.

A full list of events can be found on the CND website: cnd.org.uk.