NAGASAKI

On August 9, 1945, a Trinity-type weapon of about 20 kilotons was exploded about 1,800 feet above Nagasaki. Nagasaki was chosen as a target because it was a major naval and shipbuilding center. The Nagasaki shipyards were the largest privately-owned shipyards in Japan.

The original intended target was Kokura, however, cloud cover made it impossible to drop the bomb on Kokura. So the fallback target of Nagasaki was chosen instead. Within days Japan surrendered.

DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ATOMIC BOMB EXPLOSION :

Levelled Area....6.7 million square meters
Damaged Houses :
Completely Burned....11,574
Completely Destroyed....1,326
Badly Damaged....5,509
Total....18,409
Casualties :
Killed....73,884
Injured....74,909
Total....148,793

World War Two

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