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The ship that delivered the atomic bomb was sunk, and nobody came to look for it
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· Source: We Are The Mighty — reporting by Daniel Tobias Flint
· Monday, April 6, 2026
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By the summer of 1945, World War II had reached its most dangerous crossroads. Nazi Germany had surrendered in May , but the war in the Pacific continued with relentless intensity.
By the summer of 1945, World War II had reached its most dangerous crossroads.
Nazi Germany had surrendered in May, but the war in the Pacific continued with relentless intensity. American forces had fought their way island by island toward Japan, encountering fierce resistance at Iwo Jima and Okinawa that stunned even veteran commanders. Japanese military doctrine emphasized surrender as dishonor, and civilians were being prepared to resist invasion. American planners feared that Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands, would result in casualties on a scale unseen in modern warfare.
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