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 * Seth Tavera: Nagasaki**

(2000). The Atomic Bomb 1945. Retrieved December 1, 2008, from www.worldwar2database.com Web site: http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/atombomb.htm Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Retrieved December 1, 2008, from en.wikipedia.org Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki

-The city of Nagasai was one of the largest ports in japan - It was used in the 2 World War to make ships, equipment and other other matirials -Nagasaki was attacked after Japan refused to surrender after the first atomic boming -At about 07:50 Japanese time, an air raid alert was sounded in Nagasaki, but around 8:30 they said it was all clear - at 10:53 two B-29 Superforces were sighted but the Japanise viewed the planes as recon planes -The bomb that was droped out of Bock's Car was known as the Fat Man.

-it was described as "containing a core of ~6.4 kg (14.1 lbs.) of plutonium-239", it was dropped over the city's industrial valley. - this bomb used plutonium rather than uranium -43 seconds after it was droped it exploded 469 meters (1,540 ft) above the ground - this explosion spot was exactly halfway between the Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works in the south and the Mitsubishi-Urakami Ordnance Works (Torpedo Works) in the north. - the explosion had a blast yield equivalent to 21 kilotons of TNT. -the explosion generated heat estimated at 3,900 degrees Celsius (7,000 degrees Fahrenheit) and winds that were estimated at 1005 km/h (624 mph).





http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/radevents/1945JAP2.html - Estimated 70,000 fatalities (of which perhaps 30,000 are related to ionizing radiation injuries) and 75,000 injuries -Japan surrendered three days after the bombing, ending World War II

http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/nagasaki.htm -after the bombing of hiroshima there was to be three days of bad weather, one day of clear weather and then another 5 days of bad weather. - on the day of the bombing there were many clouds in the air the original target for the fat man was Kokura in japan - the B -29's only had enough fuel to return to the airfield so they had to turn back - insted of brining the bomb back with them to the airfield they decided to drop it over their secondary target - Nagasaki was coverd with clounds also but on the return trip the spoted caught a glimps of the city and then droped the bomb. - although the power of the fat man was greater than little boy the dammage of the fat man was less -the bombs radius was 43 square miles - 40,000 people died initially, with 60,000 more injured.    The blast was estimated at 21 kilotons, 40 percent greater than that of the Hiroshima bomb.    Because the all-clear siren was sounded nearly 200,000 people were still in the city when it exploded. Because of the geography of Nagasaki, hills and industrial plants, the bomb could not release its full power Everything a half-mile from ground zero was completely devastated    Only 12 percent of all the homes in Nagasaki were left standing - along with all the deaths of the bombing thousands more were sure to come with the radiation the the bomb gave off - the blast created a crater 2 miles long - all those who survived the inital bombing had a slow and painful death from radiation - BOOK - World War II Boyle, D (1998). //World War II A Photographic History//. Rebo International.

It is said that befor the bombing of Hiroshima the Japanies emporor was looking for a way out of the war After the bombing emporor thought he had the prime opertunity to surrender, but his advisors thought otherwise they were look to the soviots for help and belived that if the US landed on japan they could at least take some US troops with them. but, as it turns out the US had stopedland attacks on the islands of japan because of two many casualties so, after japan did not surrender another bomb was droped over Nagasaki. Again the emporor insisted on surrender, and again he was denied by his advisors, who belived that the US didn't have any more bombs, they were right. but in a 3 to 3 tie between the advisors the emporor spoke out for the first time in a generation making the count 4 to 3 Japan then surrendered. A radio anoncement was made and was going to be put on for all japan to hear the next day. but, in the night a group of deferders for japan broke into the palace and atempted to destroy the tape. They never found the tape but, they did manage to kill one of the emporors advisors

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 * Tom Wheeler: Hiroshima**
 * **//Paul Tibbets//**- In September 1944, he was selected to command the project at Wendover Army Airfield located in Utah, that became the 509th composite group in connection with the Manhattens Porject. On Augest 5th, 1945, Tibbets formally named B-29 serial number 44-86292 Enola Gay after his mother. On Augest 6th, the //Enola Gay// departed Tinian Island in the Marianas with Tibbets at the controls at 2:45 a.m. for Hiroshima. The atomic bomb, codenamed Little Boy, was dropped over Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. local time. Total casualties were in the range of 90,000-140,000 people, due to the initial impact, injuries and subsequent radiation that came from the explosion.


 * **//Enola Gay-//** early 4,000 B-29s were built for combat in the Pacific theater, including the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. Assembled on a rush basis by a vast manufacturing program that involved hundreds of thousands of workers, the B-29 boosted the Allies' wartime fortunes as it transformed the economies of cities and towns from Seattle, Washington, to Marietta, Georgia, and from Wichita, Kansas, to Woodridge, New Jersey.
 * //**Little Boy**//- was the codename of the first atomic bomb ever created.

> The population of Hiroshima had reached a peak of over 381,000 earlier in the war, but prior to the atomic bombing the population had steadily decreased because of a systematic evacuation ordered by the Japanese government. At the time of the attack the population was approximately 255,000. This figure is based on the registered population used by the Japanese in computing ration quantities, and the estimates of additional workers and troops who were brought into the city may be inaccurate. Sources: www.wikipedia.com
 * **//Hiroshima Bombing-//** At the time of its bombing, Hiroshima was a city of some industrial and military significance. A number of military camps were located nearby, including the headquarters of the Fifth Division and Field Marshal Shunroko Hata's 2nd General Army Headquarters, which commanded the defense of all of southern Japan. Hiroshima was a minor supply and logistics base for the Japanese military. The city was a communications center, a storage point, and an assembly area for troops. It was one of several Japanese cities left deliberately untouched by American bombing, allowing a pristine environment to measure the damage caused by the atomic bomb. The center of the city contained several reinforced concrete buildings and lighter structures. Outside the center, the area was congested by a dense collection of small wooden workshops set among Japanese houses. A few larger industrial plants lay near the outskirts of the city. The houses were of wooden construction with tile roofs, and many of the industrial buildings also were of wood frame construction. The city as a whole was highly susceptible to fire damage.