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On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was the target of the first atomic bomb used against civil population in history. Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb over the city of Nagasaki. In total, about a quarter of a million people were killed by the two bombs. Today, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the country of Japan are strongly engaged in banning nuclear weapons and their testing worldwide. Hiroshima Nagasaki

English Links

Hiroshima Peace Site Official website by the city. Nagasaki City: Peace and Atomic Bomb Official website by the city.

Japanese Links

Hiroshima Peace Site Official website by the city. Nagasaki City: Peace and Atomic Bomb Official website by the city.