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Truman Hails 1945 Atomic Bombs; Diplomat Warns Modern Threat

8/7/2026

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The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killing tens of thousands in Hiroshima and about 70,000 in Nagasaki while wounding tens of thousands.
President Harry S. Truman called the bombing “the greatest achievement of organized science in history.”
Former British diplomat Tim Willasey-Wilsey warned that a nuclear weapon in the hands of irresponsible populists poses the greatest modern threat.

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The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killing tens of thousands in Hiroshima and about 70,000 in Nagasaki while wounding tens of thousands.
President Harry S. Truman called the bombing “the greatest achievement of organized science in history.”
Former British diplomat Tim Willasey-Wilsey warned that a nuclear weapon in the hands of irresponsible populists poses the greatest modern threat.