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Two nuclear weapons were used by the US against Japanese cities at the end of World War 2 :
Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM Tokyo time, a B-29 bomber, 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 the blast, thousands died instantly. The city was unbelievably devastated. In the aftermath, a firestorm of winds followed the blast as air was drawn back to the center of the burning area. Winds of over 40 mph uprooted large trees around the city.
Nagasaki
That same day, August 6, the only other A-bomb on the planet was assembled at Tinian Island. Confusion among the Japanese leadership meant that despite the destruction of Hiroshima, no surrender agreement was reached. On August 8, Field Order No.17 issued from the 20th Air Force Headquarters on Guam called for its use the following day on either Kokura, the primary target, or Nagasaki, the secondary target.
On August 9, another B-29 bomber, "Bockscar", piloted by Col. Charles Sweeney, reached the sky over Kokura, but the city was obscured from view. The plane turned toward Nagasaki.
Nagasaki was an industrialized city with a natural harbor in Western Kyushu, Japan. At 11:02 a.m., this bomb, a plutonium bomb known as "Fat Man" , exploded over the north factory district at 1,800 feet above the city, an airburst like Hiroshima to achieve maximum blast effect. The hills around Nagasaki spared most of the city from the worst effects of the blast, which still did incredible damage. Flash burns from primary heat waves caused most of the casualties to inhabitants. Others were burned when their homes burst into flame. Flying debris caused many injuries. The bomb took the lives of 42,000 persons and injured 40,000 more. It destroyed 39 percent of all the buildings standing in Nagasaki. According to U.S. estimates, 40,000 people were killed or missing as a result of the second bomb.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoWe dropped LITTLE BOY on Hiroshima,and FAT MAN on Nagasaki
Little boy and Fat man.
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How dangerous the atomic bombs?
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In what cities were the two atomic bombs dropped on japan?
Japan did not drop any atomic bombs. Rather, the US dropped two atomic bombs on them. The cities that were hit were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What two cities were hit by atomic bombs during world war 2?
On August 6th and 9th 1945, the US dropped 2 atomic bombs onto Japan which caused just over 200,000 people dead and many more scared from life. The 2 cities which the atomic bombs were dropped on were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Where did the United States drop the atomic bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
How did Harry Truman show the atomic bomb?
He ordered the atomic bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is how he showed the atomic bombs.
What are the survivors of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called?
Hibakusha
What events ended the war against Japan?
The drop of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where were atomic bombs droped?
During WWII the atomic bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where were the atomic bombs droped?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Why did hiroshima drop bombs?
Hiroshima did not drop bombs. It was the United States who dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima on august 6 1945.
What happened with the atomic bombs?
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What happened in the Atomic bombs?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
How dangerous the atomic bombs?
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In what cities were the two atomic bombs dropped on japan?
Japan did not drop any atomic bombs. Rather, the US dropped two atomic bombs on them. The cities that were hit were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped on japan?
They were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Where did America drop the atomic bombs in japan?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
What two cities were hit by atomic bombs during world war 2?
On August 6th and 9th 1945, the US dropped 2 atomic bombs onto Japan which caused just over 200,000 people dead and many more scared from life. The 2 cities which the atomic bombs were dropped on were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
