60 years ago today the US Govt. dropped the “Little Boy” over Hiroshima, the first ever atomic bomb tested and used on a civilian population. The act of using the bomb probably succeeded in ending the war with the Japanese 10 days later with their surrender, however, there has been many a debate as to the morality of the use on civilians and if it was even necessary.
Regardless I believe we should take a moment today to remember those that we’ve lost in our current war, WW II and all our wars of the past – civilian and military. Take a moment to check out:
Wikipedia’s extensive article on the history, events, aftermath and morality of the bombings and a professor of modern philosophy at Tokyo’s Catholic University story of The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.