On August 6, 1945, the United States used a massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of civilians. The first atomic bomb actually used in war time was dropped on Hiroshima killing between 130,000 and 150,000 people by the end of that year. /Those who survived the bombing are rapidly aging now after struggling for many years. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later, the United States struck again, this time, on Nagasaki on Aug 9th, 1995.
Sixty-two years have passed since the August 6th when Hiroshima was so thoroughly obliterated that many succumbed to such doom.
A nuclear weapon of the "Little Boy" type, the uranium gun-type detonated over Hiroshima. It is 28 inches in diameter and 120 inches long. "Little Boy" weighed about 9,000 pounds and had a yield approximating 15,000 tons of high explosives.
"Despite the best that has been done by everyone . . . the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage . . . . Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives . . . . This is the reason why we have ordered the acceptance of the [Potsdam Declaration]" --Radio Broadcast of the Japanese Emperor, August 15, 1945, after the massive destruction.
Sixty-two years have passed since the August 6th when Hiroshima was so thoroughly obliterated that many succumbed to such doom.
A nuclear weapon of the "Little Boy" type, the uranium gun-type detonated over Hiroshima. It is 28 inches in diameter and 120 inches long. "Little Boy" weighed about 9,000 pounds and had a yield approximating 15,000 tons of high explosives."Despite the best that has been done by everyone . . . the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage . . . . Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives . . . . This is the reason why we have ordered the acceptance of the [Potsdam Declaration]" --Radio Broadcast of the Japanese Emperor, August 15, 1945, after the massive destruction.
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