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A large collection of links to information relating to the atomic bombing.

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About the Atomic Bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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2. Hiroshima: Was It Absolutely Necessary?

An account that summarizes the events that led to Japan's surrender, and considers other means of achieving surrender by Doug Long.

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WAS IT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY? This article is copyright Doug Long. No duplication by any means without express permission of Mr. Long granted permission for republication in The Ethical Spectacle. (Sources for abbreviations are listed at the end of the article).
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3. Hiroshima: Was it Necessary?

Article and quotes which explore the premise that the a-bombings were probably not necessary to conclude the war, and includes diary excerpts from Truman and Stimson, bibliography, biographies of major figures, and links.

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Why the atomic bombings were probably not necessary to win WWII without a mainland invasion of Japan. Extensive bibliography. Quotes from prominent Americans who disagreed with the a-bombings.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last updated July 25, 2005 To see an article about whether the atomic bombing of Hiroshima For a summary of the above article, click HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - The best book on the atomic bombings to come out in years is

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4. A-Bomb - The Destroyer of Worlds

Includes Trinity today, timeline, history, the theory, reasoning, considerations, and the aftermath.

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5. Truman’s Motivations: Using the Atomic Bomb in the Second World War

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Trinity: what it looks like today and what it looked like in 1945. Read the history of the Manhattan Project and the theory and reasons behind the bomb.
A-BOMB - THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS At 5:29:45 AM on July 16, 1945 a 19-kiloton plutonium bomb, the first in history, was exploded at Trinity. Here's what Trinity looks like today, what it looked like in 1945 during WWII, the history of the Manhattan Project and the theory and reasons behind the

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Research paper examining the motivations for using the atomic bomb against Japan.

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A research paper examining Truman's motivations for using the Atomic bomb against Japan during World War II. Answers the question: Was the bomb needed?
Using the Atomic Bomb in the Second World War Saturday, December 9, 2000 © 2000 John W. Cooper

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6. Swords and Ploughshares

4 / Spring-Summer 1995.

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Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security Hiroshima: A Retrospective Last updated: September 22, 2008 Swords and Ploughshares series Vol. IX / No. 3-4 / Spring-Summer 1995 Fiftieth anniversaries of momentous event are always contentious because they are the last
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7. Hiroshima Archive

Gallery of photographs by Hiromi Tsuchida commemorating Hiroshima and its citizens.

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Inspired by the photographic work "Hiroshima" by Japanese artist Hiromi Tsuchida, The Hiroshima Archive was originally set up to join the on-line effort made by many people all over the world to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The archive is intended to serve as a
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8. The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

An eyewitness report written by a German Jesuit priest, Father P. Siemes, with the Novitists of the Society of Jesus in Nagatsuki.

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by Father Johannes Siemes In September of 1945, Bishop Franklin Corley was sent to the Japanese city of Hiroshima as part of the American occupation forces then entering that country. As one of the first American soldiers to enter the stricken city, he encountered many of the people who were
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9. Voice of Hibakusha

Eyewitness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima from the video Hiroshima Witness produced by Hiroshima Peace Cultural Center and NHK, 1986.

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Voice of Hibakusha - Testimony of the Survivors of the Hiroshima Bombing
Eye-witness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima, from the video HIROSHIMA WITNESS produced by Hiroshima Peace Cultural Center and NHK Webmasters: please change your links to point to Other sites with these files: T he first atomic bomb actually used in war time was dropped on Hiroshima on

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10. A Personal Record of Hiroshima A-bomb Survival

The memoirs of the late Mr. Takeharu written as a series of postings to a message board with responses from readers all over the world.

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