Why the atomic bombing of Hiroshima would be illegal today
By Katherine E. McKinney, Scott D. Sagan, Allen S. Weiner | July 1, 2020
Young couple surveys the devastated city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1946.
Why the atomic bombing of Hiroshima would be illegal today
By Katherine E. McKinney, Scott D. Sagan, Allen S. Weiner | July 1, 2020
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Keywords: Geneva Conventions, Hiroshima, just war doctrine, law of armed conflict, nuclear weapons
Topics: Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Nuclear Weapons
Katherine E. McKinney
Katherine E. McKinney is a research assistant at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University. She... Read More
Scott D. Sagan
Member, Science and Security Board Scott Sagan is the Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science, the Mimi and Peter... Read More
Allen S. Weiner
Allen S. Weiner is Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Program in International and Comparative Law at Stanford Law School and Director of the... Read More
“Legality” per se, is determined by the winner!