A nuclear weapon of the "Little Boy" type,
the uranium gun-type detonated over Hiroshima. It is 28 inches in diameter and 120 inches long. "Little Boy" weighed about 9,000 pounds and had a yield approximating 15,000 tons of high explosives. |
The mushroom cloud billowing up 20,000 feet over Hiroshima on the morning of August 6, 1945
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This shows the "Little Boy" weapon in the pit ready for loading into the bomb bay of Enola Gay.
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Hiroshima, after the first atomic bomb explosion.
This view was taken from the Red Cross Hospital Building about one mile from the bomb burst. Leaflet AB11, with information on the Hiroshima bomb and a warning to civilians to petition the Emperor to surrender was dropped over Japan beginning on August 9, by the 509th Composite Group on the bombing mission.
Percentage of people killed depending on distance
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An overview of the destruction of Hiroshima
U.S. Army poster prepares the public for the invasion of Japan after ending war on Germany and Italy
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in honour of the victims of the bombing.
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In July of 1963, Irv Kupcinet of the Chicago Sun Times wrote a favorable column on Truman and his decision, and Truman wrote the following letter in response.
Extent of damage caused to Hiroshima
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A Table detailing the effects of the bomb on Hiroshima