Hiroshima, Nagasaki and End of World War II
August 6 marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, with the U.S. dropping a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki three days…
Decision to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2020-08-16T14:04:38-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/9a0/20200816143825003_hd.jpgFour historians who have written extensively on the decision to drop the atomic bombs discussed their findings, then took questions from journalists in a Zoom conversation. This 75th anniversary event was one of a series titled, “What Every Journalist Needs to Know About the Decision to A-Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute hosted and provided the video.
Four historians who have written extensively on the decision to drop the atomic bombs discussed their findings, then took questions from journalists in a… read more
Four historians who have written extensively on the decision to drop the atomic bombs discussed their findings, then took questions from journalists in a Zoom conversation. This 75th anniversary event was one of a series titled, “What Every Journalist Needs to Know About the Decision to A-Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute hosted and provided the video. close
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- Gar Alperovitz Professor (Former) University of Maryland, College Park->Political Economy
- Kai Bird Author
- Barbara Cochran President (Former) Radio Television Digital News Association
- Peter Kuznick Founding Director American University->Nuclear Studies Institute
- Pablo Pardo Bureau Chief Mundo, El->United States
- Walter Pincus Correspondent (Former) Washington Post->National Security
- Dana Priest Correspondent Washington Post
- Martin J. Sherwin Author
- Owen Ullmann Managing Editor USA Today->Print News
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