And few stories about the impact of that bomb are as affecting as that of Sadako Sasaki.

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During active service, Wyllie visited Hiroshima and saw for himself the impact of the atomic bomb.

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She's a nightmare wedding guest, a time bomb waiting for the moment of maximum impact.

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In Olmert's case, he apparently has failed to understand that an Iranian nuclear bomb will imperil Saudi Arabia regardless of its impact on Israel.

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"The only tenable cause for the rapidly fatal head injury in this case is that it occurred as the result of impact due to the effects of the bomb-blast, " British government pathologist Nathaniel Cary said in the report.

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The Air Force quickly released video of the March test, which showed the bomb falling through the sky and bursting into a massive fireball upon impact.

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The impact of some failed acquisitions for a mid-market company will be like a nuclear bomb, while others will only have the bite of a firecracker.

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