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Who invented nuclear bombs and why were they dropped on two Japanese cities during World War 2?
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∙ 13y ago
The people in the Manhattan Project invented the Nuclear bombs, the americans. They were droped on Japan because they had no other choice, the Japanease were willing to fight till the last man.
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EDIT: 25/07/2010
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What is posted here is slightly wrong as they did contemplate invading Japan but it was decided there would be too many deaths, which is a bit ironic really as there was many more deaths due to the bombings, even to this day people are still dying from the effects of the nuclear weapons dropped on Nagaski & Hiroshima.
Also The Japs were willing to fight to their last man but, there is also the argument that they were ready to give up the war before the atom bomb was dropped.
This page (link below) gives both sides of the debate.
These are a few quotations to show that even American commanders disagreed with the bombings.
"The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan." - Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet
"The use of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons." - Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to President Truman
"I thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion by the use of a weapon whose employment was, I thought, no longer mandatory as a measure to save American lives." - Supreme Allied Commander, Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Where were the first nuclear bombs dropped?
A nuclear bomb has never been dropped. It was an atomic bomb that was dropped on the Japanese cities Hiroshima ans Nagasaki. An atomic bomb is a nuclear weapon. Nuclear bombs have much more impact than atomic bombs, and could potentially end the World if a nuclear war was started.
When were the first nuclear weapons introduced to the Japanese?
A strange way to describe it - 'introduced'. 'I would like you to meet a nuclear weapon......' The bombs were dropped on civilian cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, without any warning, in August 1945.
Were nuclear weapons used during World War 2?
{| |- | Yes, there were two atomic bombs that were used in World War 2. The US dropped them on Japanese cities in an effort to end the war. After the devastation was understood, the Japanese surrendered. |}
Has any country ever used a nuclear bomb?
Yes, two nuclear bombs were used in warfare during World War II. The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. It remains the only time nuclear weapons have been used in warfare to date.
When was Nuclear warfare created?
Presumably it came part and parcel with the invention of the atomic bomb. Two atomic bombs, dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, caused Japan to surrender to the United States in World War II, and ended the war in the Pacific. To date, these remain the only times a nuclear bomb has been detonated in an attack against another country, rather than as a test.
Where were the first nuclear bombs dropped?
A nuclear bomb has never been dropped. It was an atomic bomb that was dropped on the Japanese cities Hiroshima ans Nagasaki. An atomic bomb is a nuclear weapon. Nuclear bombs have much more impact than atomic bombs, and could potentially end the World if a nuclear war was started.
Were there only two Atomic bombs dropped?
Not only 2 nuclear bombs havebeen dropped. Lots have been dropped to test the effect. However, only 2 has been dropped in war. They were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (both Japanese cities).
When were the first nuclear weapons introduced to the Japanese?
A strange way to describe it - 'introduced'. 'I would like you to meet a nuclear weapon......' The bombs were dropped on civilian cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, without any warning, in August 1945.
Were nuclear weapons used during World War 2?
{| |- | Yes, there were two atomic bombs that were used in World War 2. The US dropped them on Japanese cities in an effort to end the war. After the devastation was understood, the Japanese surrendered. |}
Did Canada ever get bombed in World War 2?
Yes. Atomic "fission" nuclear weapons were employed on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945 to destroy the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Americans used a bomber plane named Enola Gay.
What brought the Japanese surrender and the end of World War 2?
the atomic bomb being dropped by the United States on Hiroshima
Which two Japanese cities had two atomic bombs dropped on them?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What 2 Japanese cities did us dropped atomic bombs on?
Did "we"drop bad English
Were atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of nagasaki and tokoyo?
Nope. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What two Japanese cities were victims of nuclear warfare by the US?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Atomic bombs were dropped on the japanese cities of Nagasaki and tokyo?
Those bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6 and 9 1945.
What to cities did the US bomb in Japan?
I think we bombed many cities in Japan during WWII but the two cities we dropped nuclear bombs on were Hiroshima and Nagasaki
