World War 2 Bombings On Hiroshima And Nagasaki

BOMBINGS OF NAGASAKI AND HIROSHIMAHundreds of thousands of people were killed or maimed as a result of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945, and the consequences are still being felt today.By the end of 1945, an estimated 140,000 people had been killed in Hiroshima, with another 74,000 killed in Nagasaki. Many of the survivors would develop leukaemia, cancer, or other terrible side effects from the radiation in the years that followed.The uranium bomb that exploded over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, had an explosive yield of 15,000 tonnes of TNT. It razed and burned approximately 70% of all buildings and resulted in an estimated 140,000 deaths by the end of 1945, as well as increased rates of cancer and chronic disease among survivors.There is no response capacity.If a nuclear weapon were to be detonated over a city today, first responders - hospitals, firemen, and aid organisations - would be helpless.We know this because the extent of the damage in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 made providing aid nearly impossible. In Hiroshima, 90% of physicians and nurses were killed or injured; 42 of 45