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What is the conventional wisdom outside of Japan about the destruction of Hiroshima?
What is the conventional wisdom outside of Japan about the destruction of Hiroshima?
The conventional wisdom outside of Japan is that the destruction of Hiroshima was a necessary evil that brought an abrupt end to the war.
What happened to Keiko Ogura when the atomic bomb exploded?
What happened to Keiko Ogura when the atomic bomb exploded?
Keiko Ogura saw horrors and real people burning alive when the atomic bomb exploded. She saw survivors with burned and swollen faces begging for water, with skin peeling off and hanging.
Has any sitting U.S. president visited Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
Has any sitting U.S. president visited Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
No, no sitting U.S. president has ever visited Hiroshima or Nagasaki.
