The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed about 250.000 people and became the most dreadful slaughter of civilians in modern history. However, for many years there was a curious gap in the photographic records. Although the names of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incised into our memories, there were few pictures to accompany them. Even today, the image in our minds is a mixture of devastated landscapes and shattered buildings. Shocking images of the ruins, but where were the victims?

The American occupation forces imposed strict censorship on Japan, prohibiting anything "that might, directly or by inference, disturb public tranquility" and used it to prohibit all pictures of the bombed cities.The pictures remained classified 'top secret' for many years. Some of the images have been published later by different means, but it's not usual to see them all together. This is the horror they didn't want us to see, and that we must NEVER forget:

Where was God?

That's a tough question. IMHO it's the price we pay for free will. If God stepped in and stopped us whenever we do something horrible or stupid, our choices—good or bad— would no longer be our own. That's where our faith and beliefs come in. Of course, this probably isn't the place for theological discussion, but I did want to respond. I don't think it's fair of us to blame God for what humans do. The responsibility is ours.

Where are the pics of the thousands of victims of Nanking, China? Show us the pics of the babies who were tossed into the air and caught on the ends of Japanese soldier's bayonets. Show us the pics of the thousands of young Chinese girls who had been gang raped and then murdered.