Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings

Enola Gay was not a person, but the name of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II. The plane itself did not have a fatal incident. It is named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets.

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Bockscar crew

Major Charles Sweeney

First Lieutenant Charles Albury

Captain James Van Pelt, Jr.

Captain Kermit Beahan

Lieutenant Jacob Beser

Staff Sergeant Ed Buckly

Sergeant Abe Spitzer

Master Sergeant John Kuharek

Sergeant Raymond Gallagher

Staff Sergeant Albert Dehart

Commander Frederick Ashworth

2nd Lieutenant Fred Olivi

Hiroshima is in Japan.

People in Hiroshima had family in other cities because it was common for individuals to move for various reasons, such as education, employment, or marriage. Additionally, Hiroshima was a major city with a large population, so it is likely that people had relatives scattered across different locations.

At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a timelier end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.

The Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II, weighed around 65,000 pounds (29,500 kilograms) when it dropped the bomb.

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 were primarily aimed at hastening the end of World War II by forcing Japan to surrender unconditionally. The United States sought to avoid a prolonged and bloody invasion of the Japanese mainland, which was expected to result in significant casualties on both sides. Additionally, the bombings were intended to demonstrate U.S. military power, particularly to the Soviet Union, in the post-war context. Ultimately, the bombings resulted in Japan's surrender and the end of the war.

Countires will have a race to build atomic bombs of their own, or fear the U.S. but only one is highly likely.

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The Unites States was neutral in the conflict of World War 2 until attacked Pearl Harbor. A lot for marines were killed in the process and in the end the nuclear bomb served to end the war and to end the means for Japan to make war.

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No. In fact, the Japanese didn't even know what the bombs were when they hit Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The United States was the only country with nuclear weapons, although the UK and Germany were researching it near the end of the war.

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President Truman stated that it was his decision and his only and no other man.

Believe it or not, the idea wasn't to cause maximum damage and death. Dropping the bomb was intended to be a demonstration of the frightening power that had been discovered and to prove that the United States WOULD use the weapon to end the war. Failure to use the weapon might have resulted in the deaths of over a million Allied troops.

However it is now generally agreed that the US did not exhaust the apparent diplomatic options available. Rather, the bomb was used for political reasons in the US and to intimidate the Soviet Union. It is also important to note that targeting civilians was not abnormal for either side during WW2. More civilians died in the American-led fire-bombing of Tokyo than in the two atomic bombings combined.

In regards to the specific target, using the atomic bomb on Tokyo would have produced incredible numbers of casualties and material loss. However, General Leslie Groves, the man in charge of picking potential targets for the bomb, had spent time in Tokyo before the war, and was apprehensive to authorize the destruction of the city. Also, the city had already been thoroughly bombed out.

The third US atomic bomb, which was being readied and could have been dropped sometime after August 19, may indeed have been used on Tokyo as an ultimate impetus for Japan's capitulation. But the city had already been devastated by fire-bombing raids, and killing the Japanese leaders (to disrupt their defenses) would also have made surrender more difficult.

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President Harry Truman had many alternatives at his disposal for ending the war: invade the Japanese mainland, hold a demonstration of the destructive power of the atomic bomb for Japanese dignitaries, drop an atomic bomb on selected industrial Japanese cities, bomb and blockade the islands, wait for Soviet entry into the war on August 15, or mediate a compromised peace.

At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a more timely end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.

No one will ever know for certain how many died as a result of the attack on Hiroshima. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. This included about twenty American airmen being held as prisoners in the city.

With two adversaries now armed with the same weapon; warfare had to be fought WITH LIMITATIONS; the Korean & Vietnam Wars. Conventional weapons only; no nukes.

Enola gay crew

Colonel Paul Tibbets

Captain Robert Lewis

Captain Theodore Van Kirk

Major Thomas Ferebee

Lieutenant Jacob Beser

Sergeant Joseph Stiborik

Private Richard Nelson

Staff Sergeant Wyatt Duzenbury

Staff Sergeant Robert Caron

Captain Deke Parson

2nd Lieutenant Morris Jeppson

Bockscar crew

Major Charles Sweeney

First Lieutenant Charles Albury

Captain James Van Pelt, Jr.

Captain Kermit Beahan

Lieutenant Jacob Beser

Staff Sergeant Ed Buckly

Sergeant Abe Spitzer

Master Sergeant John Kuharek

Sergeant Raymond Gallagher

Staff Sergeant Albert Dehart

Commander Frederick Ashworth

2nd Lieutenant Fred Olivi

Dropping the bomb in Hiroshima, dropping the bomb in Nagasaki and the surrender of Japan.