After years of brutal war, the weapons created in Los Alamos are brought to bear on Japan, ushering in a new technological age. Humanity now faces the threat of its own extinction, but how did we get here? In this episode we dive into Japanese history, to the end of the Edo period, and piece together the causes of the war in the Pacific.

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