On this day 79 years ago, Nagasaki, Japan was destroyed in an atomic bombing. It, alongside the bombing of Hiroshima three days earlier, prompted Japan to surrender on August 15, saving millions of lives. It remains the final instance of nuclear weapons being used in warfare.

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  1. Telperions-Relative on

    Considering you decided to repost this, I’ll just say it again: you can argue the nukes were necessary without making it seem like you’re gloating about them

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