
Atomic cloud over Hiroshima
During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. The United States dropped the bombs after obtaining the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. The two bombings killed at least 129,000 people, most of whom were civilians. They remain the only use of nuclear weapons in the history of warfare. Wikipedia
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"Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki," Newspapers.com Topics (https://www.newspapers.com/topics/world-war2/atomic-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/ : accessed December 7, 2023)