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A Vietnamese victim of Agent Orange, the herbicide used by US forces during the Vietnam War, has met with hibakusha, survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. The meeting brought together people harmed by two different legacies of wartime American military action, highlighting shared experiences of long-term health and social consequences of chemical and nuclear weapons.

A review of Kenneth B. Pyle's new book 'Hiroshima and the Historians: Debating America's Most Controversial Decision' has been published by the American Enterprise Institute. The book examines how historians have argued for decades over President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, weighing military necessity against Japan's imminent surrender. The review is drawing attention to how interpretations of the bombing continue to divide scholars.