Harry Truman and the Atomic Bomb

08/06/2025 Ralph Raico

The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a war crime worse than any that Japanese generals were executed for in Tokyo and Manila. If Harry Truman was not a war criminal, then no one ever was.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/harry-truman-and-atomic-bomb

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