Hiroshima and Nagasaki were acts of premeditated mass murder unleashing a weapon of intrinsic criminality. It was justified by lies that form the bedrock of 21st century U.S. war propaganda, casting a new enemy, and target — China. Read here...

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ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 80:
When Time Stopped in Hiroshima — and When it Was Stolen

The first atomic bomb burst at 8:15 a.m. over the city of Hiroshima leaving its impression on a watch that disappeared 44 years later, reports Joe Lauria. Read here...

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ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 80: Truman’s ‘Human Sacrifice’
to Subdue Moscow

In this introduction to the memoir of a Nagasaki bombing victim, historian Peter Kuznick shows why the bombs were dropped and how some victims’ anger propelled the Japanese anti-nuclear movement. Read here...

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