Department of defense aerial images of hiroshima before and after the bombing. The aftermath in hiroshima following the detonation of the first atomic bomb used in warfare was unprecedented which made it all the more difficult for the locals to rebuild. Discover key moments from history and stories about fascinating people on the official bbc documentary channel.
On august 6 1945 a mushroom cloud billows into the sky about one hour after an atomic bomb was dropped by american b 29 bomber the enola gay detonating above hiroshima japan. Attack on nagasaki which occurred three days after the hiroshima bombing immediately killed an estimated 40 000 people via history while 60 000 to 80 000 more died in first few months. According to columbia university s center for nuclear studies between 90 000 and 166 000 people perished in hiroshima within the first few months of the nuclear strike.
Hiroshima after atomic bomb attack in 1945 prisma bildagentur getty images japan has marked 74 years since a us atomic bomb attack that razed the city of hiroshima to the ground at the end of. Nearly 80 000 people are believed to have been killed immediately with possibly another 60 000 survivors dying of injuries and radiation exposure by 1950. On august 6 1945 a mushroom cloud billows into the sky about one hour after an atomic bomb was dropped by american b 29 bomber the enola gay detonating above hiroshima japan.
Get up close with history and see that plane the pacific island from which it. Seventy five years ago the us b 29 bomber enola gay dropped the world s first atomic bomb on hiroshima 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 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.
