The United States had only two atomic bombs. If we demonstrated the power of the bomb to the Japanese, many people feared that the Japanese might move Allied POWs to the area where the test was to be held. Also, if the bomb was a dud, and did not explode, the Japanese would be more determined to continue the war. If we exploded a test bomb, the Japanese might still continue to fight and one of our bombs would have been wasted. Plus, it was very expensive to develope an atomic bomb and we wanted to protect the two we had to use on Japan to end the war as soon as possible, thus saving Japanese and American lives.
Harry s. truman approved the dropping of an atomic bomb on japan.
a nuclear explosion
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
See website: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The location of the first explosion of an Atomic bomb.
One was the possibility of a "fizzle". An atomic reaction without an explosion would impress no one.
Not dropping it!
Total destruction and major air pollution which resulted in loss of life(nature and human beings)
Most think he was not wrong about dropping the atomic bombs.
Harry s. truman approved the dropping of an atomic bomb on japan.
a nuclear explosion
The circumference of an atomic bomb explosion can vary depending on the size and yield of the bomb. In general, the blast radius of a typical atomic bomb explosion can extend several miles from the epicenter.
Szilard favored the course of action to deploy the atomic bomb as a demonstration of its power to the Japanese leadership in order to compel their surrender, rather than dropping it on a populated city like Hiroshima or Nagasaki.
You would see a flash from an atmospheric atomic explosion from orbit, maybe even from the Moon without a telescope.
It is comparable to it.
Total war means atomic bombs.
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki