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Hiroshima is 1st of 6 places that changed the world (45min)

The use of the atomic bomb, which helped to bring such a devastating end to the conflict in the Far East and a final conclusion to the Second World War. Debating the event are former NATO General Secretary Lord Robertson and former Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Koji Watanabe. This is the 1st part of a series tied to the 60th anniversary of VJ Day and examining the global consequences of crucial events in six places around the end of the Second World War. Presented by Gavin Esler, who is joined by international politicians, diplomats, economists and historians.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Six Places That Changed the World"