We justified it then and still try to justify the obvious wrong of vaporizing thousands of innocent men, women, and children, including 23 American prisoners of war. One of the interviews was with Japan's leading physicist who also headed up Japan's atomic bomb research program ( yes, Japan was working on the atomic bomb as were several other countries in the 1930's)
A single bomb of this type, carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port together with some of the surrounding territory. In the course of the last four months it has been made probable - through the work of Joliot in France as well as Fermi and Szilard in America - that it may become possible to set up a nuclear chain reaction in a large mass of uranium, by which vast amounts of power and large quantities of new radium-like elements would be generated
The Tunguska Event, a 1908 Explosion Estimated at 1000 Times More Powerful Than the Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
There was no crater, as they had expected, and the trees were still standing in about a 3 mile radius circle at the center, but with their limbs, bark, leaves, etc. This explosion was 21 kilotons, with casualties reaching a still staggering number of around 40,000 people instantly, with around triple that number estimated overall
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Death Toll
Large numbers developed vomiting and bloody and watery diarrhea (vomitus and bloody fecees were found on the floor in many of the aid stations), associated with extreme weakness. Nevertheless, the instant lethal effect revealed consideration of the use of these annhilative weapons in warfare can be tolerated by man now that nukes of far greater destructive power are now available
The Men Who Dropped the Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In September 1944, Tibbets became responsible for the organization, training and command of a secret unit, Silverplate, the Air Force wing of the Manhattan Project. Tibbets was tasked with ironing out the logistical and technical kinks: requesting modifications to bomb bay doors, in order to accommodate the bulky weapon, organizing crews with photography and scientific equipment, to record the event for posterity and finally, deciding that he himself would drop the atomic bomb
The Paul Ham did what a good historian does and that is present the events as they took place, offer an examination of the backgrounds that set events in motion, focus on a sampling of the people who interacted directly and then examine some of the more common theories. The descriptions of burnt bodies and collapsed buildings as well as the radiation sickness don't make for pleasant reading especially knowing we live in a world where thousands of more powerful bombs sit on ICBMs all over the world
Was The US Justified In Dropping Atomic Bombs On Hiroshima And Nagasaki? - Japanian
Then I would wait a week and actually talk to the damn Japs and tell them they could keep their emperor so long as they abandoned colonialism and accepted a USA base. Might be worth looking into a bit on how much effect the US military had on pulling Russia into the war against Japan JapanianAugust 5th, 2009 at 3:41 pm @Craig: I think Roosevelt clearly wanted the USSR in the war and got them to promise as much at Yalta in February, 1945
Had he had enough fuel, he would have flown in a northwestern direction, then circle back for an eastward approach for Nagasaki; given his fuel situation, Sweeney had his navigator plot a straight line for his target. The German army was wavering,as early as March 1945, and most Germans weren't suicidal fanatics who would fight to the death." Thanks to you all! Warren Smith says:1 Dec 2014 03:33:22 PMAll of the above comments tell me one thing..
After the Nazis conducted their massive bombing raids against London, the British retaliated by developing incendiary bombs, fire-bombs designed to burn down cities. The atomic bombs killed several hundred thousand people, many instantly in the nuclear fire, many later with burns, injuries and radiation sickness, and still many others, over the years, with cancers and birth defects
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The devastation wrought by two just two bombs was unprecedented in human history, and the debate over the use of nuclear weapons remains relevant to this day. After several years of intensive research under strict secrecy, the Manhattan Project developed two different bombs that used two different nuclear materials: uranium-235 and plutonium-239
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The principal delayed effects of radiation concern the development of cancer, especially among those exposed in early childhood compared to adults; the brain damage to the fetus born to mothers exposed to the atomic bomb; and the genetic effects to the children born to the survivors. Yet the more powerful Nagasaki bomb of 20 kiloton (TNT equivalent) compared to the 15 kiloton Hiroshima bomb caused a far greater radius of damage than in Hiroshima
A Girl's Epilation Caused By Acute Radiation Effects This girl (11 years old) was on the second floor of a wooden house which was situated 2 kilometers from the hypocenter. This person, who miraculously recovered, is now a father of two children, and recollects what happened then; "At that time I was riding a red bibycle on the streets of Sumiyoshi township (about 2 kilometers from the hypocenter)
Worse still, the whole thing was girded by miles and miles of excellent beaches for landing an invasion force of over half a million men and (tens of) thousands of armoured vehicles on. While the Japanese knew they had no hope of winning the war, they hoped that they could make invasion of the Home Islands too costly for the Allies to attempt
ATOMIC BOMB: DECISION (Hiroshima-Nagasaki)
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Survival of some structures Some of the reinforced concrete buildings in Hiroshima were very strongly constructed because of the earthquake danger in Japan, and their framework did not collapse even though they were fairly close to the center of damage in the city. When only two B-29 Superfortresses were sighted at 10:53, the Japanese apparently assumed that the planes were only on reconnaissance and no further alarm was given
The Japanese were warned of the consequences of continued resistance by the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, signed by President Truman and by Prime Minister Attlee of the United Kingdom and with the concurrence of Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the National Government of China. Energy released by the explosion of this type of atomic bomb used over Nagasaki is roughly equivalent to the power generated by exploding 20,000 tons of TNT or 40 million pounds of TNT
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima - Aug 06, 1945 - HISTORY.com
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Should the atomic bombs have been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Would an Allied invasion of Japan have been more bloody? Many factors cloud any calculation: The battle for the outlying Japanese island of Okinawa a few months earlier killed at least 12,400 Americans, between 100,000 and 127,000 Japanese soldiers and between 70,000 to 80,000 civilians. Thus, if we are to quantify the loss of life across Asia due to Japanese aggression in terms of Hiroshima, then the minimum number of Hiroshimas inflicted by Japan onto its neighbors, including China, Korea, Indochina, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) is at least one hundred
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later, the United States struck again, this time, on Nagasaki.The Atomic Bombing of HiroshimaAt 2:45 a.m. Decade By Decade 1940 - 1949 The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki By Jennifer Rosenberg 20th Century History Expert Share Pin Tweet Submit Stumble Post Share Sign Up for our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! About Today Living Healthy 20th Century History You might also enjoy: Health Tip of the Day Recipe of the Day Sign up There was an error
What are the names of the planes that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
7 people found this useful Edit Share to: Was this answer useful? Yes Somewhat No Thanks for the feedback! Jorge Quinones 41,360 Contributions There are things that interest me. About 60 percent of the population was injured or killed instantly, and 100,000 more would suffer everything from mild illness to death from radiation sickness in the following years
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