Korean victims of nuclear warfare

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 3:26 PM Share

I didn't realize that 40,000 Koreans who were in Japan were killed in the two atomic bombings in 1945. There also are thousands of Korean survivors, and they want help from the Japanese government.

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OLDPILOT

10:31 PM ET

March 10, 2009

Yes, though they weren't

Yes, though they weren't exactly in Japan. They were slave laborers for the most part. And I doubt that the death toll was anywhere near 40,000!

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