Hiroshima: The devastating effects of the atomic bomb
Learn more about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States during World War II.
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Hiroshima: What happened?
Hiroshima had served as a military centre since 1868, making it a target for Allied bombing during World War II.
At about 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945, Hiroshima became the first city in the world to be struck with an atomic bomb.
Most of the city was destroyed.
Estimates of the number of people killed outright or shortly after the blast have ranged upward from 70,000. Deaths and illnesses from radiation injury continued to mount through the following decades.
Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on September 2, 1945.
Today Hiroshima is a spiritual centre of the peace movement for the banning of nuclear weapons.
Hiroshima had served as a military centre since 1868, making it a target for Allied bombing during World War II.
At about 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945, Hiroshima became the first city in the world to be struck with an atomic bomb.
Most of the city was destroyed.
Estimates of the number of people killed outright or shortly after the blast have ranged upward from 70,000. Deaths and illnesses from radiation injury continued to mount through the following decades.
Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on September 2, 1945.
Today Hiroshima is a spiritual centre of the peace movement for the banning of nuclear weapons.
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