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Nuclear Bomb dropped on Hiroshima 1940's
Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb : United States, Canada and the United Kingdom designed and built the nuclear bombs under the code name the Manhattan Project. On August 6, 1945 the United States Army Air Forces dropped the first nuclear weapon used in war "Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima, resulting in some 70,000–80,000 immediate deaths.
Why was it dropped : The US had suffered large casualties during the war with Japan and U.S. President Harry S. Truman, made the decision to drop the bombs on Japan. His stated intention in ordering the bombings was to bring about a quick resolution of the war by inflicting destruction, and instilling fear of further destruction, that was sufficient to cause Japan to surrender.
Short Term Effects : The Hiroshima bomb killed an estimated 70,000–80,000 people instantly and a further 10,000 to 20,000 due to illnesses associated with radiation over the next 10 years .
What were the Long term Effects of it's use : The long term effects of it's use are political as much as the casualties in human life. With the worlds major super powers having nuclear weapons many times greater than required for destruction of another countries cities if any power was to release a nuclear bomb or many bombs the other power could still release enough prior to annihilation for mutual destruction of both powers , this has so far managed to stop a further world war as any super power with nuclear capabilities realises it is a no win situation.
Could it all happen again : Yes it could as more countries learn and understand nuclear technology it would be possible for a small country led by a fanatic or fanatical terrorists to create and drop large scale bombs or even hand size nuclear devices that could devastate a city and kill many millions of innocents, we can only hope that all the worlds leaders both large and small would like our world to continue and they spend more time on looking after and helping those less fortunate with food and medicines than with making war on others.
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