USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How long after the first atomic bomb (aka Nuke) was the second Nuke dropped?
A
48 days
B
3 days
C
63 days
D
again I ask why does it matter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Many were instantly vaporised by the explosion, others died afterwards from the effects of burns and radiation. Three days later, just after 11 on the morning of 9th August, a second atomic bomb nicknamed ‘Fat Man’ exploded above the city of Nagasaki .

Detailed explanation-2: -When were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The first atomic bomb, named Little Boy, was dropped on Hiroshima from the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, at 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945. The second bomb, named Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki from the Bockscar, also a B-29 bomber, at 11:02 AM on August 9, 1945.

Detailed explanation-3: -The explosion immediately killed an estimated 80, 000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40, 000 people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 by the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is possible that U.S. President Harry Truman ordered the atomic bomb to be dropped on Nagasaki not only to further force Japan to surrender but also to keep the Soviets out of Japan by displaying American military power.

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