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World War 2 Atomic Bomb
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed
by the first atomic bombs used in warfare.
The first atomic bomb ever to be used in a military operation was dropped on the
city of Hiroshima, Japan On August 6, 1945 at 8:16:02 a.m. Hiroshima time. The
bomb, affectionately named "Little Boy," exploded 1,900 feet above the
courtyard of Shima Hospital, with a force equivalent to 12,500 tons of TNT. By
the end of 1945, 140,00 people had died as a direct result of the bombing. Within
the following five years, another 60,000 would die of bomb-related causes.
The bomb killed men, women, and children indiscriminately. It killed both
military personnel and civilians. Although the city produced military items and
housed soldiers, it was not selected as a "purely military target" as President
Truman had promised. There were six civilians in Hiroshima to every soldier.
The second bomb, called "Fat Man," exploded over Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:02
a.m. on August 9, 1945. It exploded at 1,650 feet with a force of 22,000 tons of
TNT. 70,000 people lost their lives in Nagasaki by the end of 1945 due to the
bombing. A total of 140,00 died within the next five years.
Panther tank
Build 1944