May 3, 2003 Dear Readers, Now, on the 58th anniversary of the only time in history the atomic bomb was used, we are still left with the same question, a question that still generates heated debates. Was the United ... been taught, if necessary, to defend themselves and their country with sharpened bamboo sticks. It was estimated that it would cost 250,000 American lives and millions of Japanese lives to take Japan by invasion. These losses are unacceptable when there are other means available. The atomic bomb created a horrific death toll, in ... endless deals and compromises attached to...

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