Documental producido por la bbc. Lanzamiento de la bomba atómica sobre hiroshima. Truman presidente de los estados unidos contra el imperio del japón los ataques se efectuaron el 6 y el 9 de agosto de 1945 respectivamente lo.
En japonés 日本への原子爆弾投下 lit caída de bombas atómicas en japón fueron ataques nucleares ordenados por harry s. Los bombardeos atómicos de hiroshima y nagasaki en inglés atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. On august 6 1945 the united states dropped an atomic bomb on the city of hiroshima.
For a detailed timeline of the bombings please see hiroshima and nagasaki bombing timeline. The first two atomic bombs ever used were dropped on japan in early august 1945. Hibiki yamaguchi a 44 year old member of the nagasaki atomic bomb testimonial society introduced photographs and objects that showed the devastation caused by the plutonium core bomb known as.
This bomb nicknamed fat man was dropped on the japanese city of nagasaki killing an estimated 40 000 people immediately and another 20 000 to 40 000 in the months following the explosion. While japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation the united states dropped another atomic bomb. Atomic bombings that devastated hiroshima in western japan and nagasaki in the southwest.
The international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons or ican organized the virtual tour via instagram and drew more than 150 participants before the 75th anniversaries next month of the u s. 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.
Was that magnitude of death and destruction really needed to end world war ii. Ever since america dropped a second atomic bomb on nagasaki japan on august 9 1945 the question has persisted. 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.
