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Article: Bomb that ended a war.(COMMENTARY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2005
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Byline: Jim Martin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Sixty years ago today, Hiroshima, Japan, became the first target of an atomic bomb, with Nagasaki the second target three days later. Thus, a war that lasted four years was ended in four days.
To those who decry the devastation caused by President Truman's decision to detonate this awesome weapon, I remind them of the lives saved, not lost.
I'm very proud my uncle was not only a member of the Enola Gay that dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, the first atomic bomb in history but was actually the bombardier. The bottom line, as my uncle said many times, was he slept well at night knowing he ...