A new era is upon us. Even the lesson of victory itself brings with it profound concern, both for our future security and the survival of civilization. The destructiveness of the war potential, through progressive advances in scientific discovery, has in fact now reached a point which revises the traditional concepts of war.

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Radio broadcast after the surrender of the Japan on the battleship USS Missouri officially ending World War II (2 September 1945)

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