So what, then, is the real lesson of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the changing view of their role in Japan’s surrender?

对于广岛和长崎在日本投降的过程中所扮演的角色，人们的观点已经转变。 那么从这之中，我们又能真正学到些什么呢？

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Japan's status as the only target of nuclear attack, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, adds to the public's sensitivity.

1945年在广岛和长崎，日本作为唯一遭受核弹攻击的国家这一状况，更增添了公众对于核的敏感。

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The radiation exposure in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a short-lived, intense, exposure to relatively high doses of penetrating radiation.

广岛和长崎的核辐射是较高剂量的穿透性辐射，持续时间短、强度大。

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The Obama Administration says it will not be conducting underground nuclear tests or developing new nuclear warheads, because it does not want a repetition of what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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They applied it to the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which ended World War II.

BBC: Analysis: US 'shock and awe' tactic

Thus, the author's question: was the subsequent atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki really necessary?

ECONOMIST: Japanese history

Hiroshima and Nagasaki were effective political moves that helped Hirohito depose his military elite and surrender unconditionally.

FORBES: There is no cyber war the same way there is no nuclear war