HIROSHIMA, Japan – The survivors of the world’s first atomic bomb attack are used to hearing grand vows to rid the world of nuclear weapons. They just don’t usually come directly from the leader of the country that dropped the bomb on them in the first place. On Saturday, a day after President Obama left, there was gratitude – wonder, even – that he had become the first sitting U.S.
Atomic Bomb Survivors Marvel At Obama Visit
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Sat, 05/28/2016 - 2:39pm
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