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| + | * 1945-08-06 [[wikipedia:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]]: approximately 200,000 lives lost in the (so far) only uses of nuclear weapons against humans | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 29 June 2007
Overview
An atrocity is (tentatively) defined as any act satisfying all of the following conditions:
- great harm is committed to many people
- relatively few people benefit from the act
- those who committed the act are among those who committed it
- those who committed the act did so knowing that it was causing harm
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List of Atrocities
- 2001-09-11 attacks: approximately 2700 lives lost
- 1956+: Minamata disease
- 1945-08-06 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: approximately 200,000 lives lost in the (so far) only uses of nuclear weapons against humans