Carried out the policy from Roosevelt's term on ending World War II as soon as possible, at whatever cost, and without much regards to means of achieving it.
In Hiroshima a 12.5 mega ton was used compared to a 21 mega ton in Nagasaki. Anyway, the bomb in Hiroshima was more devastating because Hiroshima is flat compared to Nagasaki.
Because it ended the war, and it caused a lot of destruction down in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People melted in an instant. I'm Japanese.
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.
They dropped atomic bombs on Japan because the Japs blew up Pearl Harbor.
August 1945 A bit more information. Aug 6 for Hiroshima and Aug 9 for Nagasaki.
Because president Truman warned the Japanese to make peace but they didn't listen.
In Hiroshima a 12.5 mega ton was used compared to a 21 mega ton in Nagasaki. Anyway, the bomb in Hiroshima was more devastating because Hiroshima is flat compared to Nagasaki.
Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed. Hiroshima had more casualties as it was a larger city. Nagasaki was devastated, however, not as completely as planned. The bomb sit the harbor of the city, it missed its mark.
Because they were atomic bombed by the USA
Because it ended the war, and it caused a lot of destruction down in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People melted in an instant. I'm Japanese.
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.
He authorized the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Why? Because japan had refused o surrender, and it was believed that a conventional invasion of the Japanese mainland would result in the deaths of over 1 million Allied service members.
They dropped atomic bombs on Japan because the Japs blew up Pearl Harbor.
August 1945 A bit more information. Aug 6 for Hiroshima and Aug 9 for Nagasaki.
President Truman made the choice because he needed to end the war and collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
They dropped 2. Little boy which they dropped on Hiroshima and three days later they dropped Fat boy on Nagasaki because the Japanese didn't surrender
Yes. Hiroshima was a military strong point or a military base according to President Truman. This was a preposterous statement. In fact, almost all of the victims were civilians. We all know that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were chosen as targets because of their concentration of activities and population. Since Japan didn't surrender right away, another bomb was dropped in Nagasaki.