The “Little Boy” directly killed 80,000 civilians in Hiroshima, Japan in August 6, 1945. You must be shocked, surprised and terrified to know that the “Little Boy” killed so many civilians in Hiroshima, Japan. The weight of the “Little Boy” was 4400kilogram. Amazing, the little boy was very big and heavy. This was neither a fairy tale nor an illusion. This was a true story and the deaths were real and were horrifying. They were children, boys, girls, men, women and more than half perished instantly. This was the most horrific and brutal killings in human history and the “Little Boy” did not spare anyone and he killed everyone indiscriminately. The explosion of the Little Boy wiped out 90 percent of the city and tens of thousands more would
On August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945, the two bombs code named “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” were dropped on the Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since then, there has been controversy over whether the bombs should of been dropped. People often question Truman’s decisions- I don’t. A common counter is, so many citizens died. Although that is valid, people of the opposition don’t realize that it is a war, innocent people are bound to be killed. Truman’s actions are completely justifiable and were definitely the right thing to do.
On the 6th of August 1945 an American B-29 Bomber plane launched a dangerous atomic bomb called “Little Boy”, in the centre of the city of Hiroshima. The Bombs left 140,000 people dead and another ten thousand died later from the toxic radiation exposure.
“Little Boy” and “Fat Man” were the first atomic bombs created, and delivered revolutionary damage. Little Boy was the first bomb to detonate over Japan. Approximately 90% of people within half a mile from the location of the explosion died almost instantly. Only about 10% of buildings in Hiroshima remained standing or undamaged. The massive explosion happened so fast that clothing patterns burned into the skin of victims far enough away to avoid instant death. Along with this, the blinding flash of light
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the Atomic Bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima. On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb “Fat Man” on Nagasaki. The first bomb was dropped to scare the Japanese into surrendering when it didn’t work the second bomb was dropped causing destruction and the surrender of Japan. In a time of need and anguish, Harry S Truman made the courageous decision to drop the first atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The big question is whether America was justified in dropping the bombs and it was because it would help stop the war, save American lives, and avenge those who were sadly murdered or hurt in the process.
With the new working bomb, during World War II American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb called the little boy weighing 9,000 pounds on Hiroshima, Japan instantly killing eighty-thousand people then killing over tens of thousands of people after due to radiation exposure. Three days later another bomb
The United States planned on dropping an Atomic Bomb on the cities of Hiroshima, Kokura, Niigata, or Nagasaki. Due to complications, they only dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bomb “Little Boy” was dropped on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima and “Fat Man” was dropped on August 9, 1945 in Nagasaki. The United States had other alternatives rather than bombing and killing thousands of innocent civilians. This quote describes how the people died because of the bomb; “Hundreds of thousands of civilians with no democratic rights to oppose their militarist government, including women and children, were vaporized, turned into charred blobs of carbon, horrifically burned, buried in rubble, speared by flying debris, and saturated with radiation. Entire families, whole neighborhoods were simply wiped out” (Argument 7). Even the civilians that did survive had to
John Hersey once said, “What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945 has not been deterrence, in the sense of fear of specific weapons, so much as it 's been memory. The memory of what happened at Hiroshima”. Early morning on August the 6th 1945, the United Sates dropped atomic bombs into the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The “Little Boy” bomb which was equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT, destroyed most of the city and killed about 130,000 people. There were few people who survived after this traumatic event, and they suffered the horrible burns from explosion, as well as the radiation illness. One year later, John Jersey, a writer American, published “Hiroshima” as an article on The New Yorker which told the story of 6 people who
The dropping of the atomic weapons in Hiroshima and Nagaski, ordered by President Harry S. Truman, were completely necessary to ensure a speedy end to the war while saving many lives that would have otherwise been taken, had the battle continued. The atomic bombs, also known as Fat Man and Little Boy, were dropped in Japan in the summer of 1945. To this day, The United States stands as the only nation to have used a nuclear weapon on another nation. A single atomic bomb can reduce a city and its population to dust. Although the bombings were inhumane and had negative effects that were unavoidable, the nature of war is catastrophic and human lives are taken nonetheless. What was to be decided was whether these deaths should be of the Japanese
At about eight A.M on August sixth, 1945 the Japanese city Hiroshima was destroyed by the deployment of the first nuclear weapon, nicknamed “Little Boy.” Soon after, at about eleven A.M the following day, a second bomb was dropped, called “Fat Man” on Nagasaki. Together, these bombings caused massive destruction. The death total was well near 220, 000. Only portions of these deaths were from the days of the bombings, with an equal number occurring later in the year from exposure to radiation. More have died since from leukemia.
The casualties due to the atomic bomb launched by the United States in 1945 were recorded at a horrifying high body count in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima was known as “Little Boy” and the one that struck Nagasaki was known as “Fat Man.” Several dozens of thousands of people died from these two carcinogenic, lethal bombs.
On August 6th, 1945 a horrific tragedy occurred, which would change the world forever. A new bomb that went by the name of "Little Boy," was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. According to President Harry S. Truman, the bomb had the strength and power equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT. The area that surrounded the bomb was entirely whipped out, with exactly 4.7 square miles destroyed from fires after the bomb was released. Just the blast alone caused 70,000 people to be killed.
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945 was the first and last time the weapon has been used to date; the atomic explosions exposed the true potential of nuclear warfare whilst also highlighting the global superiority that America possessed at the conclusion of World War II. On August 6th 1945 “Little Boy”, a uranium atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in an effort by the United States backed by the Soviet Union, the British and the Chinese to force a Japanese surrender. However American intelligence suggested no evidence of Japanese surrender which acted as the catalyst for the second use of a plutonic implosion type bomb, “Fat Man” on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945. The sheer force of the bombs reportedly killed 66,000 in Hiroshima and 39,000 in Nagasaki Japanese residents whilst injuring another 94,000 residents suffering symptoms of intense third degree burns.
The two atomics bombings dropping on Japan are forever remembered today as a changing moment in history. The US dropped the atomic bomb called “Little Boy” on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. Only three days later on August 9th, 1945, the second atomic bomb called “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki. This has been the only time that nuclear weapons have been used in war. These bombs have been questioned through history if it was moral or immoral correct. However, the bombs were definitely a moral decision, which helped the country immeasurably. The atomic bombing of Japan was a military success, and a moral decision because it was less harmful than the fire bombings and it helped the country immeasurably.
Intense moral justification was needed in order to make the decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki however, President Truman was ultimately the man who made the final decision to launch ‘Little Boy’ and destroy Hiroshima, Nagasaki and their civilians, thus forcing an end to the war. Although there were many alternatives presented to President Truman, it is unknown as to whether they would have actually succeeded in ending the war or producing less casualties. Truman made the decision to drop these bombs in the heat of war but his justification of having a military target appeared extremely unrealistic, as both cities were full of innocent civilians. The morality of the bombs have been debated over the years, however the publication of the actual damage to civilian life caused a strong voice opposed to the usage in the 60 years following the action.
Both bombs were dropped in Japan the year of 1945 in August. “Little Boy” was dropped in Hiroshima causing a rate of approximate 70,000 Japanese citizens were vaporized. Three days later, “Fat Man” was dropped in Nagasaki causing a rate of approximately 80,000 Japanese citizens killed. Years later, 100,000 people died from burns and radiation that was caused from the bombs.