<P> During the final stages of World War II in 1945 , the United States conducted atomic raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , the first on August 6 , 1945 , and the second on August 9 , 1945 . These two events were the only times nuclear weapons have been used in combat . </P>
<P> During the final stages of World War II in 1945 , the United States conducted atomic raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , the first on August 6 , 1945 , and the second on August 9 , 1945 . These two events were the only times nuclear weapons have been used in combat . </P>
when was the last time a nuclear bomb was used
when was the last time a nuclear bomb was used
August 9 , 1945
August 9 , 1945