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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Generate an image of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (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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