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- 5The Dangers of Nuclear Weapons
- 5-1Development and Use of the Atomic Bomb
- 5-1-3The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
5-1-3-3Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
Before dawn on August 6, weather reconnaissance planes took off from Tinian Island for Hiroshima, Kokura and Nagasaki, followed later by three B-29s – the Enola Gay carrying the atomic bomb, a scientific observation plane, and a photography plane. Receiving the report that the sky over the primary target was clear, the Enola Gay headed for Hiroshima. At 8:15 AM on August 6, it dropped the atomic bomb, which exploded 600 meters above the Shima Hospital.
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East Building third floor 5 The Dangers of Nuclear Weapons
5-1-3 The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
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