Hiroshima and the Myths of Military Targets and Unconditional Surrender
Every year, in early August, new articles appear that debate whether the dropping of the atomic bombs in 1945 was justified. Earlier this month, the 75th anniversary
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Every year, in early August, new articles appear that debate whether the dropping of the atomic bombs in 1945 was justified. Earlier this month, the 75th anniversary
According to the US Department of Energy, the final death count in Hiroshima over the next five years was almost 200,000.
According to the US Department of Energy, the final death count in Hiroshima over the next five years was almost 200,000.
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The bombs could not discriminate between combatants and the innocent. As many as one in seven of those killed in Hiroshima were not Japanese but Korean, amounting to roughly 20,000 people, many of whom were forcibly transported from their homes and interred in labor camps. The bombs killed Javanese, Dutch, British, Australian, American, and other…