aug 6, 1945 - Hiroshima bombing
Description:
An atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US. About 140,000 people died.The Cold War concept that this event matches is deterrence. This is because this use of an atomic bomb warned any other countries not to attack the US, as they wouldn't hesitate to nuke them.
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Date:
aug 6, 1945
Now
~ 80 years ago