"The atomic bomb may be classified as a weapon capable of being used indiscriminately, but its use in Nagasaki was selective and proper and as merciful as such a gigantic force could be expected to be.Read the rest in the Mainichi Daily News.
The following conclusions were made by the writer - as the first visitor to inspect the ruins - after an exhaustive, though still incomplete study of this wasteland of war...."
Monday, June 20, 2005
Censored Nagasaki Bomb Story Found
George Weller, an American reporter, was the first foreigner who made it to Nagasaki immeditately post-atomic bomb. His account never made it past the censors, but now, sixty years later, a Japanese paper is running the story:
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Thanks. Reading it reminded me of the Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park which we visited in Nagasaki. It was a sad but necessary way to end a bitter war. I hope it will never be used again.
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