The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were conducted with British consent.
Sources
- History of nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2015/august/churchill-and-hiroshima (lrb.co.uk)
- https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1946v08/d280 (history.state.gov)
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