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August 06, 2007
Today it Rained Fire Half a World Away
Thus ending a war that cost countless lives in battle and would have had an even bloodier invasion had the Allies traditionally attacked Japan.
Aug. 6, 1945: 'I Am Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds'1945: The United States becomes the first (and remains the only) country ever to use an atomic weapon in warfare, obliterating the Japanese city of Hiroshima and instantly killing 70,000 people. (Many thousands more would die later from the effects of radiation poisoning.) Three days later, the port city of Nagasaki is destroyed by a second atom bomb with the ultimate loss of 140,000 lives. Japan surrenders shortly thereafter, ending World War II.
Several countries, including Nazi Germany, had pursued the development of an atomic weapon but none matched the U.S. Manhattan Project in terms of the resources, energy or scientific manpower devoted to making the bomb a reality.
Such dates should be remembered.
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Posted by Groonk at August 6, 2007 02:53 PM | Ministry of History, WorldWarII
