Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks on the Empire of Japan during
World War II (WWII). The United States and the Allies were fighting against Japan and slowly winning.
Two nuclear weapons were dropped no Japan, one on the city of Hiroshima and another on the city of
Nagasaki

On the morning of August 6, 1945, the United States Army Air Forces dropped the nuclear weapon
"Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the "Fat Man" bomb was detonated over
Nagasaki. In estimating the death toll from the attacks, there are several factors that make it difficult to
arrive at reliable figures. That said, it is estimated that by December 1945, us many as 140,000 had died
in Hiroshima by the homb and its associated effects. In Nagasaki, roughly 74,000 people died of the
bomb and its aftereffects.

The role of the bombings in Japan's surrender, as well as the effects and justification of them, has been
subject to much debata. In the United States the prevailing view is that the bombings ended the war
months sooner than would otherwise have been the case, saving many lives that would have been lost
on both sides if the planned invasion of Japan had taken place. In Japan, the general public tends to
think that the bombings were needless as the preparation for the surrender was in progress in Tokyo

Many people determined that the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings should remain the first and last
hostile use of atomic weapons. During the Cold War, although the competing superpowers stockpiled
huge nuclear arsenal, only testing took place.

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