atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was the first use of a nuclear weapon in war, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, causing massive destruction and loss of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in World War II
mass killing
nuclear attack
war crime allegation subject
aircraft Enola Gay
aircraftType B-29 Superfortress
linked to: Enola Gay
authorizedBy Harry S. Truman
belligerent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

United States
commander Paul W. Tibbets Jr.
conflict Pacific War
World War II
controversial true
country Japan
date 1945-08-06
fatalitiesEstimate 70000–80000 immediate deaths
approximately 140000 deaths by end of 1945
firstUseOf nuclear weapon in war
followedBy atomic bombing of Nagasaki
hasParticipant Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

United States
impact beginning of the nuclear age
long-term radiation health effects on survivors
prompted global anti-nuclear movements
injuriesEstimate 70000 or more injured
legalStatusDebate subject of international law and ethics debates
location Hiroshima
memorializedBy Genbaku Dome
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
linked to: Genbaku Dome
operator United States Army Air Forces
partOf Pacific War
World War II
partOfCampaign Allied strategic bombing of Japan
perpetrator United States Army Air Forces
placeOfDetonation Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan
linked to: Hiroshima
radiusOfSevereDestruction about 1.6 kilometers
result accelerated Japanese surrender in World War II
large-scale civilian casualties
massive destruction of Hiroshima
subjectOf Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum exhibits
survivorTerm hibakusha
target Hiroshima city center
linked to: Hiroshima

military-industrial facilities in Hiroshima
time 08:15 JST
timeZone Japan Standard Time
usedWeapon Little Boy
gun-type fission bomb
usedWeaponType uranium-235 nuclear bomb
year 1945

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Potsdam Declaration precedes atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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Hiroshima Prefecture historicalEventAssociation atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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Yoshinori Sakai dateOfBirthEventCoincidesWith atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Yoshinori Sakai placeOfBirthEventCoincidesWith Hiroshima atomic bombing
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Robert A. Lewis participantIn atomic bombing of Hiroshima
subject linked to: copilot Robert A. Lewis
Enola Gay notableFor atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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