The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were conducted by the United States in August 1945.
Sources
- History of nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/hiroshima-nagasaki-75 (archives.gov)
- https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/bombings-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-1945/ (ahf.nuclearmuseum.org)
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