Censorship and Myth-Making About Hiroshima and the Bomb

Enshrined Ignorance By John LaForge | CounterPunch | August 1, 2014 The US atomic destruction of 140,000 people at Hiroshima and 70,000 at Nagasaki was never “necessary” because Japan was already smashed, no land invasion was needed and Japan was suing for peace. The official myth that “the bombs saved lives” by hurrying Japan’s surrender […]