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Hiroshima Day 2024

  • 06 Aug 2024
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Source: IE

Hiroshima Day is observed on August 6th to commemorate the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, by the US during World War II on August 6th, 1945.

  • On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the US dropped an atomic bomb called "Little Boy,"on Hiroshima using the B-29 bomber Enola Gay.
    • Approximately 70,000-80,000 people were killed instantly, with many more dying later from injuries and radiation.
  • On August 9, 1945, the US dropped a second atomic bomb, "Fat Man” on Nagasaki. This led to Japan’s surrender and marked the end of World War II.
  • General Douglas MacArthur and other top commanders supported continued conventional bombing and a planned massive invasion, “Operation Downfall,” which was estimated to result in up to 1 million US casualties.
    • To avoid such high casualties, President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb.
  • In December 1941, the US government launched the Manhattan Project to develop the bomb under the leadership of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
  • The incident of atomic bombing gave birth to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT),Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Limited Test Ban Treaty, Nuclear Suppliers Group, etc. to restrict proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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