WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
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Over 200, 000
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160, 000
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170, 000
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195, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -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 an armed conflict. Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union’s declaration of war against Japan.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the end of 1945, the bombing had killed an estimated 140, 000 people in Hiroshima, and a further 74, 000 in Nagasaki. In the years that followed, many of the survivors would face leukemia, cancer, or other terrible side effects from the radiation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The plutonium-type bomb detonated over Nagasaki actually had a greater explosive power than that used on Hiroshima. The reason for the greater number of casualties in the latter city is to be sought in large part in differences in the physical features of the two cities.