Hiroshima, Nagasaki Bombings Were Needless, Said World War II’s Top US Military Leaders

“Three-year old Shinichi Tetsutani, burned as he was riding this tricycle when the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima, died a painful death that night (Hiroki Kobayashi/National Geographic)”

The anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki present an opportunity to demolish a cornerstone myth of American history — that those twin acts of mass civilian slaughter were necessary to bring about Japan’s surrender, and spare a half-million US soldiers who’d have otherwise died in a military conquest of the empire’s home islands.

Hiroshima, Nagasaki Bombings Were Needless, Said World War II’s Top US Military Leaders

American soldier detained in North Korea used to live in Racine, brother tells TMJ4 News

MILWAUKEE — TMJ4 News has learned that Pvt. Travis King, the American soldier who sprinted across North Korea’s heavily fortified border, used to live in Racine, Wisconsin, and his family still lives there, according to his brother.

American soldier detained in North Korea used to live in Racine, brother tells TMJ4 News (archived)

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