After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, “radiation exposure related illnesses ended many of the survivor’s lives as time passed” (Praino). Though many people were killed instantly, more were exposed to deadly radiation and illnesses such as cancer, leukemia, and mutations in the DNA of living cells. The survivors of the two bombs not only had to suffer from the trauma of the destructive event and the heartbreak of lost loved ones, but also dying slowly and painfully. While the bomb had clear environmental and health effects, it also had long term political effects such as the Japan-U.S. relationship. “The United States put Japan under international control, but they had a goal to reconstruct their relationship with Japan for a peaceful
