The 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has understandably garnered reflection and more than a little debate. Much of the looking back has under-estimated the case for the American use of nuclear weapons (to avoid what would have been a prolonged and costly invasion of Japan to end the second world war) and overlooked the subsequent utility of nuclear weapons in helping to keep the cold war cold.
广岛和长崎遭遇轰炸的70周年纪念日可以理解地引发了反思和不少辩论。许多反思都低估了美方动用核武器的理由(避免为结束二战而对日本进行旷日持久而又代价高昂的入侵),也忽视了核武器后来在帮助确保冷战不致升级为“热战”方面所起的作用。(上图为位于日本广岛的核爆纪念馆)
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