0
What else can I help you with?
Did the atomic bomb of hiroshma miss its target and instead hit a hospital?
It really doesn't matter what the target was in Hiroshima. Virtually everything was destroyed by the atomic bomb.
Why didn't roosevelt order the first atomic bomb on hiroshima?
Because he was dead, and the first target was Nagasaki but because of poor weather conditions the planes went to the second target, Hiroshima.
What was hiroshima's purpose?
The Tokyo bombing with fire bombs did not move the Japanese to surrender so the atomic bombs were used. Hiroshima was the first target city.
What was the target for the atomic bomb little boy?
The T shaped Aioi Bridge was the aim point in Hiroshima.
Why were atomic bombs dropped on the civilians of Japan?
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both targets were military (Hiroshima contained a significant military HQ, and Nagasaki a substantial naval base). However, the target cities were also chosen to show off the massive amount of damage the atomic bomb could produce, which inevitably meant causing huge numbers of civilian deaths.
Did America attack Hiroshima with airplanes before the Atomic bombing?
No. That was one of the reasons it was a target for the atomic bomb. Any damage done had to be done by the single bomb.
What cities were hit by an atomic bomb in Japan in 1945?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima were bombed by the atomic bombs.
When did the first atomic bombing take place?
Hiroshima was the target of the first weapon at 8:15 AM on 6 August 1945.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were countries of japan?
The 2 cities in Japan on which the atomic bombs were dropped in World War II.
Were there any other Japanese military places where America could have dropped the bomb?
The targets chosen were not military targets. In fact, strictly military targets were not chosen because of the possibility of missing a small military target not surrounded by a large urban area. The targets available to General Carl Spaatz were all cities with large civilian populations. Hiroshima, Kokura, Niigata and Nagasaki were the final choices for dropping the atomic bomb. All of which are large cities that were of reasonable military value. The debate comes in on whether the United States should have dropped the atomic bomb on a strictly military site and avoided the monstrous amount of civilian casualties.
Which city was the atomic bomb drop in Japan?
On August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was the primary target cityof the Little Boy enriched uranium atomic bomb and the bomb was dropped there.On August 9, 1945 Kokura was the primary target city of the Fatman plutonium atomic bomb, however due to heavy smoke cover from a nearby city that had been firebombed the night before it was not possible for the bombardier to identify the aim point and it was decided to proceed to the secondary target.On August 9, 1945 Nagasaki was the secondary target cityof the Fatman plutonium atomic bomb and the bomb was dropped there, despite heavy cloud cover making it difficult for the bombardier to identify the aim point (as it was the bombardier identified the wrong point, resulting in the Fatman being dropped about 1.9 miles from the planned aim point). The aircraft did not have enough fuel left to consider proceeding to the tertiary target city.
Why did the us want to hit japan Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Hiroshima was considered a vital military target. A threat was issued to Japan that no surrender means other cities will be bomb with this new weapon. After two blasts, Japan had enough.
