Kerry will not apologize for U.S. dropping nuclear bomb during Hiroshima visit

Secretary of State John Kerry will not apologize during a visit to Hiroshima Sunday for the United States' nuclear attack on Japan in 1945.

The Associated Press reported a State Department official said Kerry would not apologize for dropping the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, which killed as many as 140,000 people, 70 years ago. Kerry is in Japan for the G-7 summit and will take time to visit the Peace Memorial Park and Museum.

Kerry is the most senior American government official to visit the park, according to the AP. In lieu of apologizing, Kerry will use the visit to push President Obama's desire for a nuclear bomb-free world, the report stated.

The U.S. dropped the first nuclear bomb in history on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The massive blast incinerated about 70,000 people immediately and killed many more over the years due to the long-lasting effects of radiation released by the explosion.