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the article reports that 80,000 were killed in the Hiroshima bombing; that's a common misconception, it was easily twice that if you include those who died of c
by MichaelCrawford 12y ago
the article reports that 80,000 were killed in the Hiroshima bombing; that's a common misconception, it was easily twice that if you include those who died of cancer in the following decades - for the most part thyroid and leukemia.
- erglkjahlkh 12y agoEasily twice? 1 minute of Googling found already this, suggesting the true number would be mere fraction of that: http://www3.cancer.gov/intra/dce-old/pdfs/ciabp.pdf http://www3.cancer.gov/intra/dce-old/pdfs/ciabp.pdf If someone knows better sources, please do post!