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Hiroshima, bombing of

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Hiroshima, bombing of (August 6, 1945) after Japan failed to surrender to Allied Forces, on July 30 President Harry S. Truman approved the use of the atomic bomb developed by the Manhattan Project scientists. Orders for the bombing were issued on August 3, and three days later the Enola Gay dropped one bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy,” on the industrial city of Hiroshima, with the blast, fire and radiation killing 60,000 civilians, several thousand military personnel, and 60,000 additional casualties from radiation poisoning and injuries. Eighty-one percent of the city's structures were also destroyed. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ultimately led to Japan's unconditional surrender in September 1945.

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Hiroshima, Bombing of

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Hiroshima, Bombing of Hiroshima, a city in southern Honshu, Japan, became the target of the first atomic bomb attack on 6 August 1945, which resulted in the virtual obliteration of the city centre and the deaths of about one-third of the population of 300,000. The atomic bombing by the US of Hiroshima, together with that of NAGASAKI three days later, led directly to Japan's unconditional surrender and the end of World War II.

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	Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Gar Alperovitz and his critics.(Critical essay) Magazine article from: Southeast Review of Asian Studies; 1/1/2009
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	Hiroshima bombing out of place on list of evil... Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 11/28/1999