Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki: Inside The Nuclear Attacks On Japan

On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bombs ever used in war on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, destroying the two Japanese cities and causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

In August 1945, the world changed forever with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first use of atomic bombs in war, the attack brought hell to both Japanese cities, killing tens of thousands of people in a flash and destroying buildings in the blink of an eye.

Mankind had never seen anything like it — and the Japanese were shocked by how a single bomb could effectively demolish an entire city. But after the successive atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the reality of the atomic bomb was all too clear. Soon afterward, Japan surrendered to the Allies, and Wo