WWII+Research+and+Symposium+NVCD

1.The first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan - August 6, 1945 2. There were two bombs. The first, code named "Little Boy", was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. The second, code named "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9th, 1945. 3. 80,00 people killed collectively. 4.120,000 people collectively, suffered from life threatening burns and radiation poisoning. 5. The Manhattan project was the nuclear weapons development program set up by President Franklin Roosevelt. 6. The U.S. had sent multiple warnings to Japan. 7. "Little Boy" Leveled 90% of Hiroshima. 8. "Fat Man" Was more powerful, producing a 20-Kiloton blast. 9.Survivors of the atomic blasts have a highly increased risk for cancer. 10. Children of the survivors had been reported to suffer from birth defects. Examples are additional fingers or toes, fusion of fingers or toes, and club foot.
 * Facts:**

 1. **//I've Seen the Worst That War Can Do//**
 * Primary Documents:**

"...there were images of bodies burned like photographic negatives into the concrete and an utter silence so psychologically traumatic that it would be 40 years before I ever spoke about it."

"The scenes of devastation made me remember what it was like to be able to see clear across Hiroshima to the bay on the other side because there was nothing left standing in between."

These two quotes represent the shear power of the atomic bomb. It was so powerful that it destroyed everything in the city to a point that one could see across the city to the bay on the other side. This first hand account describes the brutal ability of this bomb - complete destruction of anything in its way, including hundreds of thousands of innocent people.

2.**//Thermal Skin Burns: Example after a nuclear blast.//**



This image shows the effects of an atomic bomb on a human being. This shows the torment that innocent civilians suffered do to the decision by the U.S. to use atomic weapons. The above victim suffered severe radiation due to the fact that they were wearing dark clothing at the time of the blast, which absorbed most of the thermal energy causing a more severe burn. This is just one out of thousands of victims who suffered severe life threatening injuries caused by the atomic bomb.

3.//**Aftermath in Hiroshima**//

This is an image of Hiroshima, Japan shortly after the atomic bomb was detonated. The shear power of the bomb can be explained by this one picture. The bomb was so powerful that it wiped out anything in it's path. Buildings were leveled and some were completely turned to dust. People that were in the location that this image depicts were severely burned or killed instantly. This image sums up the power of the atomic bomb, and showed the impact that it left on Hiroshima, Japan.