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The Bombing of Hiroshima

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In this week’s podcast, Jeffrey speaks to Aaron live from Hiroshima. Seventy years after the first use of nuclear weapons, Aaron and Jeffrey discuss the decision to use the bomb, the bureaucracy underpinning American nuclear decision-making, and the role of nuclear weapons in the twenty-first century.

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  • Magical Thinking and the Real Power of Hiroshima | Foreign Policy
  • Hiroshima: John Hersey
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