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Obama administration defends atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Wednesday, 11 May 2016 3:46 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 11 May 2016 3:48 AM ]

Barack Obama will become the first US president to visit atomic bomb-struck Hiroshima during a trip to Hiroshima later this month, the White House said on May 11, 2016. (AFP)

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