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\nIn August of 1945, we as a species entered into a new age. In many ways we achieved technological miracles orders of magnitude greater than our ancestors could ever imagine. We are also now living in the only period in our species’...\nIn August of 1945, we as a species entered into a new age. In many ways we achieved technological miracles orders of magnitude greater than our ancestors could ever imagine. We are also now living in the only period in our species’ history where it is actually possible that we could destroy all life on earth by our own hands. On August 6, the United States used an atomic weapon on the Japanese city of Hiroshima killing tens of thousands. And just 3 days later, they used another on Nagasaki adding thousands to the death toll. From the moment those bombs were detonated, historians, ethicists, and many others have debated: was it justified?\n
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12th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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2016
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