While there is still debate about the issue, many historians believe the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan shortened the war and saved thousands of American lives that would have been lost in a land invasion of Japan.

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Mr Abolfotoh has also profited from the decision in January by Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency and an important figurehead for Egyptian liberals, to drop out of the race in protest at the army's handling of the transition.

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China currently has 11 active reactors, a drop in the ocean compared to the 104 in the U.S., according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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