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? August 6, 1945, is not a day to be forgotten. It marks the world's first use of an atomic bomb, which was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US Military. In total, more than 140,000 people were estimated to be killed. Three days later, a 10,000 ....

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.... afford, thus being compelled to use the bomb. Also, the development of the atomic bomb cost 2,000,000 dollars. This was too large of a financial investment to waste in not using the bomb for reasonable causes. Lastly, many Americans also held bitter resentment against the Japanese for Pearl Harbor and the treatment of American prisoners. So the decision to drop the atomic bomb was essential. The atomic bomb's initial explosion has been devastating, but it also had many after effects. Those who didn't die suffered severe burns. Acute radiation poisoning, which occurred directly after the explosion, caused nausea, vomiting, fatigue, diarrhea, h ....