A mushroom cloud is seen over Nagasaki, Japan, after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city on August 9, 1945. It came three days after a bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan.
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In pictures: The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Updated 1411 GMT (2211 HKT) August 9, 2020
A mushroom cloud is seen over Nagasaki, Japan, after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city on August 9, 1945. It came three days after a bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan.
Time Life Pictures/US Air Force/Getty Images
Seventy-five years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The devastation led to Japan's unconditional surrender and brought an end to World War II.
To this day, it is the only time that nuclear weapons have been used in warfare.
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