Approximately 70 000 died immediately from the explosion and another 70 000 died from radiation within five years. Hiroshima s population has been estimated at 350 000. The atomic bomb that exploded over hiroshima killed civilian women and children in addition to soldiers.
On august 6 1945 hiroshima became the first city in the world to be struck by an atomic bomb. It was founded as a castle town in the 16th century and lies at the head of hiroshima bay an embayment of the inland sea. Hiroshima city capital of hiroshima prefecture southwestern honshu japan.
On august 6 1945 at 8 15 a m the crew of the b 29 bomber enola gay dropped the first wartime atomic bomb over hiroshima japan a bustling regional hub that. Satellite view of hiroshima japan. The first nuclear fission bomb used in warfare not only destroyed a city claiming some 70 000 lives but also created a new kind of minerals still found in the sands of hiroshima.
Cannon hersey visited the present day hiroshima to trace his grandfather john hersey s footsteps as he wanted to understand his grandfather s feelings when he was writing the book hiroshima. Cannon hersey hiroshima revealed 2015. A korean hibakusha s message for the abolition of nuclear weapons from peace boat on vimeo.
In this annotated silent film style video essay from the arms control association we learn about the events that transpired three weeks later with the atomic attacks on the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. Seventy five years ago the nuclear age began with the world s first nuclear weapons test explosion in the new mexico desert. Taken from hiroshima want to share your views with.
Hear first hand accounts from the air and ground re telling every memory from the day the world first witnessed the horrors of atomic warfare. On august 6 1945. Hiroshima is best remembered as the first city targeted by a nuclear weapon when the united states army air forces usaaf dropped the atomic bomb little boy on the city at 8 15 a m.
On august 6 1945 during world war ii 1939 45 an american b 29 bomber dropped the world s first deployed atomic bomb over the japanese city of hiroshima immediately killing 80 000 people.
Nuclear hiroshima. The united states detonated two nuclear weapons over the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki on august 6 and 9 1945 respectively with the consent of the united kingdom as required by the quebec agreement the two bombings killed between 129 000 and 226 000 people most of whom were civilians and remain the only uses of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
The united states detonated two nuclear weapons over the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki on august 6 and 9 1945 respectively with the consent of the united kingdom as required by the quebec agreement the two bombings killed between 129 000 and 226 000 people most of whom were civilians and remain the only uses of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
