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The first atomic bomb (The Gadget) was not used on any city. It was detonated on the top of a 100 foot tall steel tower, at the Trinity Site in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was then the USAAF Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range (now part of White Sands Missile Range) on July 16, 1945.
The second atomic bomb (Little Boy) was the first to be used on a city. It was dropped by a B-29 above Hiroshima Japan on August 6, 1945.
The third atomic bomb (Fatman, a deliverable version of The Gadget) was the second to be used on a city (and the first plutonium atomic bomb used on a city). It was dropped by a B-29 above Nagasaki Japan on August 9, 1945.
The fourth atomic bomb (unnamed, identical to Fatman) had been manufactured by Los Alamos shortly after Fatman was used on Nagasaki and shipped to San Francisco, where a B-29 was waiting to fly it to Tinnian for use in a third attack on Japan sometime in late August. However as the Japanese indicated that they would surrender before this bomb arrived in San Francisco, president Truman issued an order that it be returned to Los Alamos instead of being loaded on the B-29 for Tinnian.
All together the US had plans, facilities, and aircraft to manufacture and deliver a total of 23 atomic bombs on Japanese cities before the end of 1945:
- August - 3 atomic bombs (2 actually used); one MK-I uranium gun bomb (yield ~15 kilotons), two MK-III plutonium implosion bombs (yield ~22 kilotons)
- September - 3 atomic bombs; three MK-III plutonium implosion bombs (yield ~22 kilotons)
- October - 3 atomic bombs; three MK-III plutonium implosion bombs (yield ~22 kilotons)
- November - 7 atomic bombs; seven plutonium/uranium composite implosion bombs (estimated yield 30 to 40 kilotons)
- December - 7 atomic bombs; seven plutonium/uranium composite implosion bombs (estimated yield 30 to 40 kilotons)
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What city was first attacked by the atomic bomb?
The first atomic bomb was dropped onto Japan was on August 6th 1945. The targeted city was Hiroshima and it was the highest casualty as it was the bigger out of the 2 atomic bombs used on Japan in 1945.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on .?
Hiroshima was the first to be bombed in World War 2.
Which atomic bomb used uranium and which used plutonium?
Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium
The first atomic bomb leveled approximately square miles.?
the first atomic bomb leveled nothing. That was exploded at the Trinity test site. The first bomb used in war was at Hiroshima Japan, and pretty much destroyed everything in a 3 mile radius. That is just over 7 square miles.
How long after the Battle of Midway was the bomb dropped?
The Battle of Midway occurred in June, 1942. The first atomic bomb was not used until August, 1945.
Where was the Japanese city devastated by the first atomic bomb used in warfare?
That city was Hiroshima.
The first atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped on the city of?
b- hiroshima
What city was first attacked by the atomic bomb?
The first atomic bomb was dropped onto Japan was on August 6th 1945. The targeted city was Hiroshima and it was the highest casualty as it was the bigger out of the 2 atomic bombs used on Japan in 1945.
The first atomic bomb used in walfare was droppped on the city of?
Was first dropped in Hiroshima Nagasaki.
Why is Hiroshima historically significant to Japan?
That city was destroyed by an atomic bomb on August 6 1945. It was the first time an atomic bomb was used against mankind.
Where did the US Use the first atomic bomb?
they first tested it at the trinity sight but used it on the city of Hiroshima
What is the element first used for fission in the atomic bomb production?
The element first used for fission in an atomic bomb is uranium.
Where did the first atomic bomb land?
The first atomic bomb landed in Switzerland. Most people believe that it landed in Japan but there was actually one before that. >which of course landed in Switzerland
What is an A-Bomb?
A- bomb stands for Atomic Bomb, first tested and used in WWII.
Which Japanese city was first atomic bomb ever used in war dropped?
Hiroshima, 6th August 1945
The second atomic bomb used in warfare was droped on which city?
If you do a quick Internet search for 'Atomic Bomb facts'. The Answer will appear immediately.
What type of bomb is used now to replace the atomic bomb?
First hydrogen bomb then nuclear missiles but they are never used because of the dropping of the atomic bombs on japan...
