The
bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, on August 6 and 9, 1945, became an
important historical record in warfare. It was the first time in the history of
world warfare that nuclear bombs were used. In the event of the bombing by the
United States, in a matter of minutes thousands of thousands of Japanese people
died due to explosions and nuclear radiation.
Beginning
at 1942, the United States created a project with the code name Manhattan. The
project was led by Vannevar Bush and Major General Leslie Groves, as the head
of the project was Ernest O. Lawrence and his expert advisor was Fermi. The
Japanese invasion of the United States naval fleet base further fueled the
American spirit of developing a bomb with super explosive power. Today, we will
remember the events that took place in the city of Hiroshima first.
At
8:15 a.m. local time, a U.S. B-29 bomber named Enola Gay, under the command of
Colonel Paul Tibbets, carrying an atomic bomb named Little Boy approached Hiroshima,
on the Japanese island of Honshu. This bomb was one of the first nuclear
weapons ever built and tested and Hiroshima was its target.
When
the plane reached the designated altitude and position, the bomb was released
from the plane and began to make its way through the sky toward the city of
Hiroshima. At an altitude of about 600 meters above the city, the bomb
exploded. The detonation of the atomic bomb caused a powerful explosion with a
force of about 15 kilotons of TNT. The temperature at the center of the
explosion increased to about one million degrees Celsius, resulting in a
massive explosion that destroyed most of Hiroshima city and caused deadly shock
waves and radiation.
More
than 70,000 people died instantly as a result of the explosion and heat, while
tens of thousands more suffered injuries and severe burns. In addition, the
deadly radiation effects of the A-bombs had a long-term impact and caused many
more people to die from radiation related. (WSY)
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