{"id":8448,"date":"2020-11-25T13:51:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=6705"},"modified":"2020-11-25T13:51:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T12:51:01","slug":"usa-atombomben-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/usa-atombomben-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Actual Reason Why America Dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>The Actual Reason Why America Dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Japan\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this video series with Peter Kuznick, author and professor of history at the American University, we examine one of the greatest myths in American history. Namely, the alleged necessity for the use of nuclear bombs in Japan in August 1945 to save American and Japanese lives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To read the transcript of part 1:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Actual-Reason-Why-America-Dropped-2-Atomic-Bombs-on-Japan-Part-1-with-Prof.-Kuznick.pdf\">The Actual Reason Why America Dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Japan &#8211; Part 1 with Prof. Kuznick<\/a><\/li>\n<li>To. read the transcript of part 2:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-Actual-Reason-Why-America-Dropped-2-Atomic-Bombs-on-Japan-Part-2-with-Prof.-Kuznick.pdf\">The Actual Reason Why America Dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Japan &#8211; Part 2 with Prof. Kuznick<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO: History Professor Exposes One of America&#8217;s biggest History Myths &#8211; Part 1<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"History Professor Exposes One of America&#039;s biggest History Myths - Part 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8QGZmPNbhKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO:\u00a0The Actual Reason Why America Dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Japan &#8211; Part 2 with Prof. Kuznick<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Actual Reason Why America Dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Japan - Part 2 with Prof. Kuznick\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vZVIuvxIZ84?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To watch more of our videos with Peter Kuznick or other experts such as Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, Yanis Varoufakis, Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Jill Stein, Daniel Ellsberg, etc, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/acTVismMunich?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-300x100.jpg 300w\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT PETER KUZNICK<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index-150x150.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 78px) 100vw, 78px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index.jpg 225w\" alt=\"Peter Kuznick\" width=\"78\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><strong>Peter Kuznick<\/strong>\u00a0is Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University in Washington, D.C. He\u2019s the co-author of the book The Untold History of the United States, written together with Hollywood film director and producer Oliver Stone. He was active in the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements and remains active in antiwar and nuclear abolition efforts.<\/p>\n<p>For his full biography visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.american.edu\/cas\/faculty\/kuznick.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.american.edu\/cas\/faculty\/kuznick.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video series with Peter Kuznick, author and professor of history at the American University, we examine one of the greatest myths in American history. 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