August 26, 2002
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Fifty-seven years ago, the United States dropped two atomic bombs, unleashing mass death and destruction—and an arms race lasting a half-century. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, coupled with the firebombings of many other cities, including Tokyo, unquestionably shortened the war and halted a tide of Japanese militarism that had been rising for years. Even now, many continue to wonder, Was it necessary?I think the world should just be happy, in fact, only 'just' two cities were bombed by atomic bomb instead of three in plan (including Yokohama). Only by the God's sake, the pilot who caried the packet for Yokohama just cancelled his order prior to unknown reason. For this miracle, i don't know what punishment will he accept although he had saved thousand people there. This stories likely very unpopular out there, luckily i knew this story from Timequake, a novel authored by Kurt Vonnegut. Many countries still playing the atomic game in recent days, i don't know how they easily forget as many as thousand soul which could be dissapear with such game. So, I don't know why the world still need an atomic bombs anymore?
Posted at August 26, 2002 10:58 AM | World
