The Bombings Ended the War but Birthed a Destructive Superpower0

• History
• August 6, 2020

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki signaled the end of World War II, but it also signaled the beginning of postwar American power. The U.S. used its weapon status to control a new international order that has prevailed for the last 75 years. Modern orthodoxy tells us that America gained its status as world hegemon