A photograph showing the destruction of the Japanese city of Nagasaki after the US Air Force dropped a plutonium bomb on the city on 9 August 1945 at the close of the Second World War.
Imperial War Museums
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Museums, I. W. (2026, September 17). Devastation of Nagasaki, 1945.. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22165/devastation-of-nagasaki-1945/
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Museums, Imperial War. "Devastation of Nagasaki, 1945.." World History Encyclopedia, September 17, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22165/devastation-of-nagasaki-1945/.
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