half of the city vanished. According to U.S. estimates, 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing, 140,000 were injuried many more were made homeless as a result of the bomb. Deadly radiation reached over 100,000. In the blast, thousands died instantly.
The city was unbelievably devastated. Of its 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished.
The temperature at the hypocenter of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima reached around 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit (3,870 degrees Celsius). This extreme heat generated a powerful fireball and caused widespread destruction in the city.
'Little Boy' the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima weighed 8,900 pounds whereas 'Fat Man' , the atomic weapon used on Nagasaki weighed 10,200 pounds .
The atomic bomb was detonated about 1,900 feet (580 meters) above Hiroshima.
6 August 1945 About 400 yds off the aioi bridge, its intended AP. Also the bomb hit nothing physically, it was an airburst at about 1500 feet altitude triggered by radar altimeters.
US estimates suggest that 4.7 square miles of Hiroshima were destroyed.
The atomic bombs did not land, they were detonated 2000 feet in the air above Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Hiroshima, Japan
An Atomic Bomb I think.
It was both: an atomic bomb using uranium as its fuel.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
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The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
One day after the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima in Japan.
The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.
Uranium-235 was used in the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.