On this date in 1945 the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, Japan, instantly killing an estimated 39,000 people. The explosion came three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. That second bomb quickly brought an end to WWII. Those two bombs brought the world into a frightening nuclear age that may yet see the destruction of the world.
The unfortunate reality is that Germany was working on the development of the atomic bomb too. How would the world be today if they had developed and dropped the bomb before the United States?
The fear that another mad man might obtain and detonate a bomb today is real. The United States and its allies must take every measure to prevent Iran and North Korea from obtaining the ability to have bombs. Intimidation by the threat of a nuclear attack on their neighbors and the United States cannot be permitted. Nations near Iran and North Korea have every right to take all necessary action to prevent those countries from acquiring nuclear capabilities.