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“Let the souls here rest in peace, for we shall never repeat the evil.”

China’s behavior in the South China Sea is that of a hegemonic rogue state. The only recourse of the Philippines in exploiting its gas in Reed Bank is to have joint patrols in the WPS with its allies and like-minded states.

World War II - Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Atomic Bombs: On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima: the combined heat and blast pulverized everything in the explosion's immediate vicinity and immediately killed some 70,000 people (the death toll passed 100,000 by the end of the year). A second bomb, dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, killed between 35,000 and 40,000 people, injured a like number, and devastated 1.8 square miles.

Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.

This year marks the 78th anniversary of Korea's restoration of sovereignty after gaining independence from Japan, but there are still ongoing provocations due to Japanese encroachments into Korean territory. Specifically, Japan's ever-increasing claims to Dokdo, a symbol of Korea's territorial sovereignty.