Today is the anniversary of the first use of an atomic bomb on a civilian population.
Independent of your view of the rightness or wrongness of the act, it seems reasonable to reflect on the innocents and of what this means today.
country strategic tactical
united states 7300 3200 - 4700
russia 6000 7000+
china 290 120
united kingdom 100 100
india - 85 - 90
israel - 100 - 300
pakistan - 15 -25
north korea - 1- 2
sources .. 2003 estimates from the UN and Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
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