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April 11, 2016

John Kerry Visits Hiroshima But Offers No Apology for U.S. Atomic Bombing
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John Kerry has become the first secretary of state to visit Hiroshima,
Japan, the city destroyed by a U.S. nuclear bomb on August 6, 1945.
Three days later, the U.S. dropped another nuclear bomb on the city of
Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands were killed. Kerry toured the Hiroshima
Peace Memorial and Museum but offered no apology for the U.S. nuclear
attack. He said Hiroshima was a "gut-wrenching" reminder the world
should abandon nuclear weapons. Despite Kerry's remarks, the United
States has been quietly upgrading its nuclear arsenal to create smaller,
more precise nuclear bombs as part of a massive effort that will cost up
to $1 trillion over three decades.