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Why did the US choose Hiroshima as the place to drop the first bomb?
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∙ 12y ago
Five cities were on the atomic bomb reserved list.
- Niigata
- Yokohama
- Hiroshima
- Kokura
- Nagasaki --- replaced Kyoto originally selected by committee
For the first mission Hiroshima was arbitrary selected from this list as primary and it was clear when the planes arrived. If there had been bad weather the secondary would have been bombed instead.
BTW, Nagasaki was the secondary for the second mission, bad weather at the primary saved that city.
The only city on the original list of five to not be selected as a primary or secondary was Yokohama.
See Richard Rhodes book The Making of the Atomic Bomb for full details.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe United States was neutral in World War two until Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 6 1941. After almost five years of cruel fighting and dying, President Truman wanted to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war again.
"it seems to be the most terrible thing ever discovered, but it can be made the most useful..." The atomic bomb could very well be the most terrible thing ever invented. It is a weapon of destruction. When first tested with only thirteen pounds of the explosive, the bomb left a crater six feet deep and twelve hundred feet in diameter as well as causing a sixty foot steel tower to literally disappear. This test which occurred in New Mexico was visible from two hundred miles away and could be heard up to forty miles away.
-Harry Truman-
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∙ 17y agoThe Target Committee at Los Alamos on May 10
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∙ 13y agoIt might be far fetched but Eisenhower was a grand master Free Mason at the time and nuking catholic cities might have been a deciding factor.
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∙ 14y agoActually, Tokyo was the first choice but was put aside because Hiroshima was a better military target.
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∙ 13y agoPresident Truman stated that Hiroshima was a military strong point to justify it. We could see that Hiroshima was choose because the high count of people living and working there.
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∙ 12y agoThe first target was originally Tokyo, but bad weather forced the bomber to turn to it's secondary target, an industrial center and a vital target.
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Where was the first atomic bomb dropped-?
The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.
Name of the place that dropped the first bomb on japan?
Hiroshima
What is significant about the island of Hiroshima?
That place has been the first to receive an atomic bomb on august 1945
Why was the hiroshima peace memorial chosen for world cultural heritage?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where and when was the first atomic bomb dropped?
The location of the first atomic bomb which was dropped was on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945.
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped-?
The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.
Name of the place that dropped the first bomb on japan?
Hiroshima
What is significant about the island of Hiroshima?
That place has been the first to receive an atomic bomb on august 1945
What city was bomb with the first atomic bomb?
Hiroshima, Japan
When did the first atomic bomb get drop?
The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August.
Why was the hiroshima peace memorial chosen for world cultural heritage?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Why did the US choose the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki to A-bomb?
Military importance and shipbuilding ports.
The first atomic bomb dropped on?
Hiroshima, Japan.
Where did the first atomic bomb drop in japan?
hiroshima
Where was the the first atomic bomb dropped?
hiroshima, Japan
Where and when was the first atomic bomb dropped?
The location of the first atomic bomb which was dropped was on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945.
Which atom bomb got dropped first?
The uranium fission bomb over Hiroshima.
