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Saturday, June 14, 2008

1946: THE A-BOMB AND JAPAN

OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HEARD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE CRITISIZE AMERICA FOR DROPPING THE A-BOMB ON JAPAN IN 1945. IN RETROSPECT, IT IS NORMAL FOR SOME PEOPLE TO JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS. IT WAS MADE CLEAR BY THE JAPANESE THAT AN INVASION OF JAPAN BY THE AMERICAN ARMED FORCES WOULD RESULT IN THE EXECUTION OF MORE THAN 100,000 AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR.

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