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Archive Home > 2005 > September > 29 > Atomic bomb was not necessary to defeat reeling Japan

Atomic bomb was not necessary to defeat reeling Japan

By William H. Boyer / The Bulletin
September 29, 2005

The belief that the bombing of Hiroshima was necessary to end the war and to save lives is one of the persisting myths. Letters to The Bulletin reveal how important it is to people to find some consolation that incinerating the people in two cities was a horrible act but justified for such....

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