65 years ago today

[Little-Acorn]

65 years ago today, Aug. 5, 1945, the first atomic bomb ever used in anger was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, on August 8, another was carried over Kokura, Japan. Kokura was found to be obscured by a 70% cloud cover, so the plane was diverted to Nagasaki, where the bomb was dropped. Approx. 200,000 people were killed as a result of the two bombings.

Less than 2 weeks later, Japan surrendered, ending WWII. As a result, the planned Allied invasion of the Japanese homeland was called off. The half million American deaths that were expected, plus more than a million Japanese deaths, never happened as a result.

[Mr. P]

Strategic planning is NOT done in anger. Just sayin

[Little-Acorn]

Strategic planning is NOT done in anger. Just sayin

Just a phrase. I used it instead of "in war", because it's possible for a nuclear weapon to be used against a country outside of a declared war, such as what countries like Iran would like to do to us.

[darin]

RIP to the millions who died due to social/fascist leaders' selfish desires in Japan and Germany among others. Had they not gone nuts, we would not have had to f them up.