USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The uranium bomb detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 had an explosive yield equal to 15, 000 tonnes of TNT. It razed and burnt around 70 per cent of all buildings and caused an estimated 140, 000 deaths by the end of 1945, along with increased rates of cancer and chronic disease among the survivors.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki First, of course, was to bring the war with Japan to a speedy end and spare American lives. It has been suggested that the second objective was to demonstrate the new weapon of mass destruction to the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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: -Strategic bombing raids began in June 1944 and continued until the end of the war in August 1945.