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U.S. Planned to Drop 12 Atomic Bombs on Japan

APOCALYPSE

A week after Nagasaki, Tokyo had still not surrendered. A third weapon was already on its way and a dozen were to follow.

Don Hale
Don Hale
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Don Hale

Don Hale

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