The crippled nuclear reactor in Japan is bringing back memories of another kind of disaster: the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The strikes helped end World War II, but killed more than 200,000 people. For the survivors, life has been a long waiting game to see if they'll fall victim to the health effects of radiation.
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