Nagasaki after the atomic bombNagasaki, Japan, in September 1945, about one month after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city. The ruins of the Mitsubishi steel and armaments plant are visible in the distance. 2 of 3 Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, after the atomic bombRuins in Nagasaki,...
atom′ic bomb′ n. 1.a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material with the consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy. 2.a bomb whose explosive force comes from a chain reaction based on nuclear fission in U-235 or plutonium. ...
HIROSHIMAANDNAGASAKI3INTRODUCTIONStatementbythePresidentoftheUnitedStates:"SixteenhoursagoanAmericanairplanedroppedonebombonHiroshima,Japan,anddestroyeditsusefulnesstotheenemy.Thatbombhadmorepowerthan20,000tonsofT.N.T.IthadmorethantwothousandtimestheblastpoweroftheBritishGrandSlam,whichisthelargestbombeveryetusedin...
In Japan, forecasters say Typhoon Khanun is on course to dump prolonged, heavy rains on one of the main islands this week. This has forced commemorations for the Nagasaki atomic bombing event indoors. Local media says Khanun killed at least two people in the southern Okinawa ...
Discover more about the first atomic bombsThe first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico as part of the U.S. government program called the Manhattan Project. The United States then used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on August 6 and 9, respectively, ...
This curved concrete monument houses a list of the names of all the known victims of the atomic bomb. It stands at one end of the pond at the centre of… Top destinations New York City Paris Italy Costa Rica Japan USA Amsterdam
Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped(1995) Richard K. Sutherland Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Charles W. Sweeney Self (archive footage) (uncredited) The Beginning or the End(1947) Leó Szilárd Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The controversial decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan is still debated today. Below is more information about the development of the atomic bomb and the causalities that resulted in the bombings. Who invented the atomic bomb? How many people died during the Hiroshima bombing? Why did...
Japan Admits It Can Make Atomic BombRead the full-text online article and more details about "Japan Admits It Can Make Atomic Bomb" by Mccarthy, Terry - The Independent (London, England), June 18, 1994By MccarthyTerry
Toshiyuki Mimaki, president of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, speaks to media members in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, following Nihon Hidankyo’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize. (Moe Sasaki/Kyodo News via AP) 7 of ...