The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain, to date, the only use of nuclear weapons in hostilities.
Sources
- History of nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://education.cfr.org/learn/timeline/history-nuclear-proliferation (education.cfr.org)
- https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/asia/japan-hiroshima-80-anniversary-hnk-intl (cnn.com)
- https://www.ctbto.org/news-and-events/news/6-and-9-august-1945-hiroshima-and-nagasaki (ctbto.org)
- https://www.icanw.org/80_years_get_the_facts (icanw.org)
- https://www.history.com/articles/atomic-bomb-history (history.com)
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