Hiroshima & Nagasaki TRAGEDY

by : Shokirov Nozir

Content

IntroductionWorld War IIManhattan ProjectDifferent Interpretations Bombing Hiroshima And Nagasaki

Damage StatisticsAfter 65 YearsConclusion

Introduction

By dropping atomic bomb on JAPAN, USA has become the first in the history to use this kind of mass destruction weapon.

Thousands of people died instantly and more than that were harmed dozens years after the tragedy.

World War II

1939 to 1945

(some conflicts)

Global War

The Allies and The Axis

The Manhattan Project

June 1942, atomic-bomb project was controlled by War Department's Army Corps of Engineers. American and European physicists discovered that the fission of uranium could make a powerful weapon. At the height of construction in mid 1944, the Project employed nearly 129,000 people. No other nation in the world had the massive industrial capacity to make this possible. Gadget” (Trinity) on July 16, 1945

The Manhattan Project Success

Two atomic bombs were made, “Little Boy” and “Fat Man.” “Fat

Man”

“Little Boy”

Different Interpretations

Why did the USA dropThe Atomic Bombs on

Japan?

Eastern Europe

A military weapon to end the war quickly, save lives and keep the Russians out

of the war.

Revenge for Pearl Harbour and Japanese

war crimes against Allied prisoners of war

To test the weapon on live human beings to see what affect it had.

To frighten the Russians so that they wouldn’t confront the

West.

Interpretation 1:Military Weapon

“..it was done to save 125,000 youngsters on the American side and

125,000 on the Japanese side from getting killed

and that is what it did. It probably also saved a

half million youngsters on both sides from being

maimed for life. Harry Truman, 1963

Interpretation 2: Revenge for Pearl Harbour

“Pearl Harbour was done while we were at peace with Japan and trying our best to

negotiate a treaty with them… All you have to do is to go out

and stand on the keel of the Battleship in Pearl Harbour with the 3,000 youngsters underneath it who had no chance whatever of saving

their lives.. It was plain murder!”

Harry Truman, 1963

Interpretation 3: Frighten the Russians

Russian Historian: Vadim Nekrasov, 1984

“Officially the Americans claimed that the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was aimed at bringing the end of the war nearer and avoiding unnecessary bloodshed and

casualties. But they had entirely different objectives. The purpose of the bombings

was to intimidate other countries, above all the Soviet

Union.”

Interpretation 3: Frighten the Russians

• By October 1944 the Japanese had been cut off from 80% of their oil supplies.

• The US secret service had cracked the Japanese diplomatic codes and knew that they wanted to surrender before they dropped the bomb!

The use of this barbarous weapon was of no assistance to our war

against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated.

Admiral Leahy, 1950

Interpretation 4: To Test the Weapon

• $2 billion used to build the bomb. Not using it would be a waste.

• Many of the Scientist & military advisors were keen to test the atomic bomb to see what affect it would have on human beings.

Interpretation 4: To Test the Weapon

A demonstration of the bomb might best be made on the desert

or on a barren island. Japan could then be asked to surrender.

Robert Oppenheimer, June 1945

Interpretation 4: To Test the Weapon

A demonstration in an uninhabited area was not

regarded as likely to make Japan surrender. There was the danger of the test being

a dud. Also we had no bombs to waste

Henry Stimson, American Secretary for War, 1945

Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 6, 1945 Hiroshima

August 9, 1945 Nagasaki

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Hiroshima Before and After the Atomic Bomb

The Bombing: Nagasaki

Before After

Damage Statistics

“Little Boy” had an estimated equivalent explosive force of 12,500 tons of TNT. It is estimated that 140,000 people died.

“Fat Boy” estimates generally put the number of deaths around 80,000.

It is estimated that out of every 6 deaths in the bombings, 5 were civilians and 1 was military.

The Causes

• diseases • the bomb victims

Civilians Death

• many civilians died • the bicycle of a kid

AFTER

The cities currently

• Hiroshima • Nagasaki

Life is beautiful, no more war

• Folded paper cranes representing prayers for

peace.

• This is peaceful

Conclusion

Technology is a very strong tool which needs to be managed.

Conclusion

• Nuclear energy is extremely efficient and produces a large amount of electricity.• If it is in the wrong hands this is what happens