Navy had already destroyed a majority of Japan's surface ships, and were using systematic attacking systems with B-29 bombers to completely destroy Japanese cities, killing and injuring thousands of innocent civilians. The effects of the War and the attacks on Japan critically made the innocent citizens of Japan suffer. ... Japan refusing to surrender at this time is what caused the United States to use a bomb that would change history forever. ... This one bomb is known to be so significant because effects from the radiation seeped into human DNA, carrying its effects on from generatio...

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This thinking might stand true with today's technology but during the war time of the Bombing of Japan this was not the case. ... These tests were conducted on July 16, 1945, not even a month before they were to be used on Japan. ... On August 9th, 1945, a second Atomic bomb was dropped on the city, Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people instantly, causing Japan to surrender. ... Many of the survivors or those who were exposed to the high radiation eventually suffered or died from leukemia, myeloma, and other illnesses that would be passed down to the next generations. ... The military that had ...

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