World politics explainer: The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Written by Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
It's been more than 70 years since an atomic weapon was used in warfare, but the global nuclear weapons stockpile still stands at more than 14,000 warheads.U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
This is the second in a series of explainers on key moments in the past 100 years of world political history. In it, our authors examine how and...
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