Geoff Bennett: Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. altered the course of history when, for the first time ever, it dropped the extraordinarily powerful atomic bomb on Japan. The motivation and secrecy surrounding the development of that world-changing weapon and the devastating consequences of its use are the focus of a new oral history out today from author Garrett Graff.
Author: Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold
Published at: 2025-08-05 22:25:04
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