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a lot of people could get killed, and it would cost what ever country was making it, a lot of money.
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What was the long-term imapct of dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2 in terms of how many people died and how they died?
See: Wikipedia World War II Casualties.
Did more people die from the explosion or the after affects of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Most were killed from the explosion, some survived but may have short term or long term radiation illness which can be terminal.
How long did it take Harry Truman to drop the bombs?
Harry Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively. The actual decision to use the bombs was made by Truman in July 1945. Therefore, the timeframe from the decision to the actual dropping of the bombs was a matter of weeks.
What was the immediate imapct of dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2 in terms of how many people died instantly and how they died?
The bomb would save American lives. See: Wikipedia World War II Casualties. Japan was preparing for a long defense of its homeland.
What type of atomic bombs did America drop on Japan?
Easy. Basically there were two types of nuclear bombs (Atomic bombs). One is fusion and the other is fission. Fusion bombs are Hydrogen bombs that were only invented and tested on 1950s. When America drop the bombs on Japan , it was fission type. Both Uranium and Plutonium in Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively.
How do you protect your self from nuclear bombs?
If there is a nuclear bomb that explodes you will not be able to protect yourself. It will destroy and contaminate all of the surroundings for a long distance depending on the size of the bomb. Even several years of Iwo Jima and Hiroshima that are still people affected by the bombs.
What are the arguments against the bomb being dropped on Hiroshima?
1. 1. Non-combatants in Hiroshima and Nagasaki paid a horrific price in lives and poor long-term health. 2. Although Hiroshima and Nagasaki are viable cities today, the environmental damage was significant (e.g. radiation, fallout, and black rain). 3. The dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was an inhumane act of cruelty and murder to over a hundred thousand Japanese, and the twenty-three American prisoners of war that were being held in Hiroshima at the time the bomb was dropped.
How could you survive a nuclear explosion?
As long as you are out of the direct blast, and the building damage ensuing, you may well survive. Many folk from Hiroshima and Nagasaki did so, and just recently, an individual died, who survived BOTH bombs.
What is a common reason given for dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
To save American lives by hastening the end of the War in the Pacific. The Japanese would never have surrendered easily, and an invasion of the islands of Japan would have yielded many casualties on both sides.Japan would execute American prisoners, if we invaded. The bomb would save American lives. Japan was preparing for a long defense of its homeland.The United States was attacked without notice.
What were the long term affects after pearl harbor?
The United States for the first time ever used the Atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The effects of radiation on the population was to continue for many years.
How did the blitz affect Wales?
The Blitz happened in Wales because that is were long rivers are and Neville Chamberlin could do nothing but send his troops out to Cardiff, London and Swansea to try and shoot the German planes down and to try and stop them dropping bombs.
How long is the flight from Tokyo to hiroshima?
47 minutes
