In total between 150,000 and 246,000 people were sus[ected to be killed during the 2 atomic bombings in World War 2. 90,000-166,000 were suspected to be killed in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 suspected to be killed in Nagasaki.
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
the bomb was dropped on japan because the us did not want to suffer the estimated 1 million American casualties, and the estimated 14 million civilian deaths. additionally most of the Japanese cultural sites would have been destroyed. The bomb also gave the Japanese government an honorable way to surrender to the Americans, whereas losing the island in battle was highly dishonorable, the bomb was seen as god like.
The casualties for the atomic bombs dropped onto Japan was 215,000 dead and 1,900 more dead after the war. The majority which died during post war was mainly due to solid cancer, it was reported that 1,700 died from solid and 200 died from Leukemia due to exposed of radiation from the atomic bomb drops in 1945.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, and the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. President Truman was advised that if the U.S. launched a full-scale invasion of mainland Japan, the the U.S. would suffer as many as a million casualties. In order to bring the war to a quick ending and incur as few casualties as possible, Truman ordered the atomic bombing of Japan.
They didn't.
Midway
YES!! Haven't dropped one in 3 days...
It cannot be described.
Yes. Japanese acers need some protection from the wind.
Shrapel, burns, and bullets from the strafing Japanese airplanes.