Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Atomic Age Begins

Wars & Conflicts 1945 AD Modern 🇯🇵 Japan 782 views

On 6 August 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing 80,000 people instantly and inaugurating the nuclear age that continues to shape our world.

The Manhattan ProjectThe atomic bomb was the product of the Manhattan Project, a secret American-led research programme launched in 1942 and involving over 130,000 scientists, engineers, and workers across dozens of sites. The project was driven by the fear that Nazi Germany was also developing atom...

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