In the 1940s and ’50s, U.S. officials attempted to cover up the human impact of the bombs, keeping the footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki suppressed.
Americans have been able to keep a comfortable distance from the disturbing visuals of the destruction caused by the atomic bombs.
The Enola Gay just flew away after dropping the bomb, and that’s what I think Americans do sort of fly away with the pilot.
Carmine suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism and died at age 42 from cirrhosis, highlighting the long-term effects of atomic warfare.
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