Seventy years ago, the United States killed at least 130,000 men, women, and children during its atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although it is likely that these bombings shortened World War II by many months and saved countless lives, the horrific toll that these bombs inflicted upon the Japanese should not be discounted. To see the true horror of the bombings, look no further than Sumiteru Taniguchi, who was just sixteen years old when the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The effects of the bomb on his body are disturbing and terrifying. Even though this event occurred decades ago, it seems moral and just that the United States apologize for its actions to the Japanese people. To ignore our actions, however justified they may have been, does not speak to our better nature.
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