The atomic storyis more dramaticthan Aczelsuggests, and inthat drama lurkimportant lessonsfor our future

摘要

Nagasaki was hit. The quick end tothe war allowed the Americans to re-nege on Yalta and, in turn, deny theSoviets a say in postwar Japan. Givenwhat happened in Eastern Europeafter 1945, that seems significant. Itmight not be sufficient justificationfor the bombings, but it deservesmore analysis.