hispammic
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well deservedHopefully this thread works for folks - there are a few short threads (discussion and a few images) that aren't very comprehensive on the images side of things. I've only dealt with images of the destruction and death (not in any particular order) caused by the 1945 bombing of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki: not images of the injuries civilians suffered. I might add those later if they're not already here (they get posted everywhere).
The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict so far.
The Allies' Manhattan Project had produced two types of atomic bombs: "Fat Man", a plutonium implosion-type nuclear weapon; and "Little Boy", an enriched uranium gun-type fission weapon. The 509th Composite Group of the United States Army Air Forces was trained and equipped with the specialized Silverplate version of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, and deployed to Tinian in the Mariana Islands. The Allies called for the unconditional surrender of the Imperial Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945, the alternative being "prompt and utter destruction". The Japanese government ignored the ultimatum.
1. Pocket watch that stopped when the bomb on Hiroshima was dropped.
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2. Hiroshima.
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9. Nagasaki.
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10. The shadow of a person who was vaporized by the bomb at Hiroshima.
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12. Charred body of a child.
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17. Survivors queue for assistance.
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22. Mother and child.
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25. Child.
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26. Injured survivors.
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32. The young woman standing beside the charred corpse living to age of 90.
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Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the Soviet Union's declaration of war and the bombing of Nagasaki. The Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender on 2 September, effectively ending the war.
35. Shadow of another person who was vaporized.
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38. Shadows from bridge rail posts burned into the road.
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41. Another shadow.
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43. Mother and child (same as previous one).
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45. I'm not sure if this person is alive of injured - if the latter I doubt they lived long after.
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47. This trolley car was put back into action after the war and is still used.
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50. Looks like the remains of a Japanese soldier.
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56. The B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay".
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57. Hiroshima - from the Enola Gay.
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58. Bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
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59. Bomb dropped on Nagasaki.
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