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pilsetnieks on July 29, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Steel worker reveals blocking view of U.S. aircraf...

Also, Kyoto was one of the original targets but because of its cultural significance it was replaced with Nagasaki.

gwern on July 29, 2014 [–]

Thank goodness, though. The bombings were a bad idea, but at least they didn't bomb Kyoto!

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