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Many thousands!Hiroshima's population before was 350,000 when the atomic bomb dropped, 70,000 people died immediately and five years later (maybe six) 70,000 more people died from the radiation (that is, if they survived the bombings).
Please don't forget, there was a second bomb dropped on Nagasaki, with similar results.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoOn August 6, 1945, at 9:15 AM Tokyo time, a B-29 plane, the "Enola Gay" piloted by Paul W. Tibbets, dropped a uranium atomic bomb, code named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan's seventh largest city. In minutes, half of the city vanished. According to U.S. estimates, 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing, 140,000 were injuried many more were made homeless as a result of the bomb. Deadly radiation reached over 100,000. In the blast, thousands died instantly.
The city was unbelievably devastated. Of its 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished.
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∙ 13y agoOn 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.
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.
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∙ 11y ago90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
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∙ 12y ago60,000-80,000
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Which explosion was bigger hiroshima or nagasaki?
The explosion in Nagasaki was bigger but the damage was less because of the terrain. Fat man, the bomb dropped over Nagasaki was a plutonium implosion type bomb compared with the uranium fission bomb dropped over Hiroshima.
When did the Japanese drop the bomb on nagasaki?
The US , not Japan , dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki 9 August 1945 .
What were all the cities destroyed by the atomic bomb?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What part of japan did America attack with a nuclear bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki RB
What is the name of nagasaki bomb?
There was no "Poison", it was just an atomic bomb.
How many people fought against Nagasaki?
No many people. Nagasaki receive one bomb and that was it. It was dropped by bomber plane and it was an atomic bomb.
What was the population of nagasaki after the atomic bomb?
the population of Nagasaki after the atomic bomb was 166,000.
How many weight of bomb falled in nagasaki?
About 10,000 pounds.
When was Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum created?
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum was created in 1955.
How many people died when America throw the atom bomb on nagasaki?
The numbers in Nagasaki go from 60,000-80,000.
How many people were immediately killed by the bomb in Nagasaki?
60,000-80,000
Why did Fat Man drop a bomb on Nagasaki Japan?
No, Fat man was the bomb dropped over Nagasaki.
How many did the atomic bomb kill?
220,000 people if you combine Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima by itself killed 140,000; the one dropped on Nagasaki killed 80,000.
Where in japan did the second atomic bomb explode?
Nagasaki
What is a land marke in Nagasaki?
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.
How many days separated the Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
There were 6 days between the bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki
Which explosion was bigger hiroshima or nagasaki?
The explosion in Nagasaki was bigger but the damage was less because of the terrain. Fat man, the bomb dropped over Nagasaki was a plutonium implosion type bomb compared with the uranium fission bomb dropped over Hiroshima.
