What were the names of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Answers
Explanation:
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
Two aerial photos of atomic bomb mushroom clouds, over two Japanese cities in 1945
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right)
Date August 6 and August 9, 1945
Location
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States
Manhattan Project:
United Kingdom
Canada
Japan
Commanders and leaders
United States William S. Parsons
United States Paul Tibbets
United States Charles Sweeney
United States Frederick Ashworth
Empire of Japan Shunroku
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