Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zvaasina kuteerera (mokusatsu) Chiziviso chePotsdam, Umambo hweJapan hwakazvipira uye hwakagumisa Hondo Yenyika II pashure pokurwiswa kwebhomba reatomu paHiroshima neNagasaki, kuzivisa hondo kweSoviet Union uye zviitiko zvakatevera
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