Author profile: Markus Schindler

Markus Schindler is the editor and publisher of the Mine Action Weekly newsletter. He is a mine action specialist who has led efforts across multiple countries to reduce the impact of explosive remnants of war (ERW), including in Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and the Philippines. He holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from University College Cork and a Master’s Degree in Ethics – Economics, Law & Politics from Ruhr University Bochum.

Strategic or Symbolic? Reassessing Hiroshima and Nagasaki Eighty Years On

Markus Schindler • Aug 6 2025 • Articles

Eighty years on, the available information suggest that the US leadership overestimated the strategic impact of the nuclear bombings on Japan.

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