Atomic Blog

 

U.S. atomic bomb, "Little Boy" that the U.S. made ready to use if deemed necessary.

President Harry Truman faced a major decision as President. By dropping an atomic bomb, he could end the war with Japan. He eventually chose to agree to the bombing because the Japanese refused to surrender. The U.S. bomber plane "Enola Gay" released the atomic bomb "Little Boy" (as seen above) on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

U.S. bomber plane "Enola Gay" drops atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima on August 6,1945.

.During this bombing, 70,000 Japanese were vaporized and 100,000 died later on from burns and radiation illnesses. The Soviet Union declared war on Japan two days later and a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

The atomic bomb "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki on August 8,1945.

 





People clearing up debris the day after the Nagasaki bombing.

 



People walking through the remains of the city of Nagasaki.





      These bombings ended the war in the pacific by making it difficult for the Japanese to continue fighting.