Why the U.S. Hid the Truth About the Atomic Bomb

They created the bomb — then created its story. On August 6, 1945, a revolutionary new weapon destroyed Hiroshima, a Japanese city of 300,000 inhabitants. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. America’s secret super-weapon was lauded for bringing about victory in the...

84 min - War & Military - American Experience

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