Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

To put the bombing in perspective, the fire bombing with na-palm of Japanese cities was much worse than the 2 atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right)

The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945. These two events represent the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki