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Five Days in August
How World War II Became a Nuclear War
Michael D. Gordin
2015
Princeton University Press
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The Atomic Bombings of Japan Were Based on Lies
On the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, we should remember that deploying the bomb wasn’t necessary to win the war.
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Taylor C. Noakes
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Jacobin
on
August 9, 2023
Why Nagasaki?
Why was a second bomb used against Japan, so soon after Hiroshima? A review of several theories.
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Alex Wellerstein
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Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog
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August 9, 2013