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Japanese Americans defend atomic bomb justified by war end
Veteran nisei and American Legion members defend U S use of the atomic bomb to end World War II. They argue it saved lives and forced Japanese surrender, contrasting with calls to cancel a Smithsonian exhibit portraying the U S as aggressor. Smithsonian hearings loom.
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U.S
Japan
American Legion
Smithsonian Institution
United States
Sam Yoshinari
Army
Italy
France
Smithsonian Board of Regents
House
Senate
Smithsonian
Congress
Arthur Morimitsu
Morimitsu