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The Thermonuclear Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6th, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the first ever atomic bomb, the ‘Little Boy’, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by a B-29 Superfortress known as the ‘Enola Gay’. The bomb immediately killed approximately 80,000 people, and almost 55,000 would die in the months and even years to come. Three days later, another B-29 Superfortress dropped the ‘Fat Man’, the second atomic bomb, directly on Nagasaki. It wasn’t as effective, but it still killed around 60,000 people instantly, and more would die later. Why did this happen? The American Millitary committed mass genocide on innocent civilians that had done nothing wrong. America shouldn’t have used nuclear warfare, they should've just destroyed all means of fighting for the Japanese so they couldn’t fight, but that’s another topic entirely.
The atomic bombs should’ve never been dropped on Japan, it really shouldn’t have been dropped at all, as it did all these horrible things to not just the environment and people, but the infrastructure and economy as well.
Of all the possible materials to use in the bombs, they used Uranium-235 and Plutonium-239, some of the most dangerous, radioactive elements to use. “Over the next several years, the program’s scientists worked on producing the key materials for nuclear fission—uranium-235 and plutonium (Pu-239)”
Both Plutonium and Uranium are extremely dangerous, deadly, radioactive substances that, when put into an explosion, throw horrible radioactive waste and radiation everywhere, not just where the bomb hit
The health factors for Japan were huge; the people living in and near Hiroshima at the time had some of their genetic structure literally ripped out and replaced, and some deadly diseases were caused by it. Though exposure to radiation can cause acute, near-immediate effect by killing cells and directly damaging tissue, radiation can also have effects that happen on longer scale, such as cancer, by causing mutations in the DNA of living cells. Mutations can occur spontaneously, but a mutagen like radiation increases the likelihood of a mutation taking place. Among the long-term effects suffered by atomic bomb survivors, the most deadly was leukemia. An increase in leukemia appeared about two years after the attacks and peaked around four to six years later. Children represent the population that was affected most severely. Attributable risk—the percent difference in the incidence rate of a condition between an exposed population and a comparable unexposed one — reveals how great of an effect radiation had on leukemia incidence. The Radiation Effects Research Foundation estimates the attributable risk of leukemia to be 46% for bomb victims. The radiation caused genetic mutations and reshuffles and mutated the genetic structure of every little thing.
A movement to ban nuclear bombs was launched and A-bomb survivors began taking action requesting national support in order to cover the costs of their medical treatment and for assistance with their living expenses. As a result, the A-bomb Survivors Medical Care Law was enacted in 1956, and enabled survivors to receive health examinations and medical care by using national funds. The act was later amended in 1960, allowing some survivors to receive medical benefits for support with their living expenses
This is just one of the points to this, there’s a whole nother can of worms to open on this topic.
The things that happened to the people and economy were horrible, and not just for Japan.
The bombs themselves cost well over $1,000,000,000, almost $20,000,000,000 Site/Project Then-year Dollars/Constant 1996 Dollars
OAK RIDGE (Total) $1,188,352,000/$13,565,662,000
—K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant $512,166,000/$5,846,644,000
—Y-12 Electromagnetic Plant $477,631,000/$5,452,409,000
—Clinton Engineer Works, HQ and central utilities $155,951,000/$1,780,263,000
—Clinton Laboratories $26,932,000/$307,443,000
—S-50 Thermal Diffusion Plant $15,672,000/$178,904,000
HANFORD ENGINEER WORKS $390,124,000/$4,453,470,000
SPECIAL OPERATING MATERIALS $103,369,000/$1,180,011,000
LOS ALAMOS PROJECT $74,055,000/$845,377,000
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT $69,681,000/$795,445,000
GOVERNMENT OVERHEAD $37,255,000/$425,285,000
HEAVY WATER PLANTS1 $26,768,000/$305,571,000
Grand Total $1,889,604,000/ $21,570,821,000
The economic loss for Japan was devastatingly high:
Economic loss refers to the physical property lost (e.g. buildings, machines, equipment, roads, and bridges) and financial assets lost (e.g. cash, deposits, savings, stocks, and securities). Unfortunately, estimating the value of the financial assets that were lost is practically impossible as crucial documents and books were incinerated. However, there are ways to estimate the value of the physical property that was lost.
For example, a survey conducted by the City of Hiroshima revealed that 70,147 out of a total 76,327 buildings including houses, stores, factories, and schools had been totally or partially incinerated or destroyed. This number included 64,000 private homes and 600 factories, allowing us to estimate the amount of damaged furniture, private property, and plant facilities.
According to the Municipal Handbook 1946 edition (1947) published by the City of Hiroshima, the total amount of damage in six categories (private homes, buildings, bridges, roads, private property, and communication facilities) was estimated to have been 763,430,000 yen (at the time). On the other hand, a report published by the Economic Stabilization Board in 1949 estimates the total property damage in Hiroshima City was 695,000,000 yen (at the time). (For reference, the exchange rates for Japanese yen to U.S. dollar was 50 yen/dollar in 1947 (military exchange rate) and 360 yen/dollar in 1949.)
More detailed data on the total losses can be found in Hiroshima, Nagasaki no Genbaku Saigai (1979), jointly edited by Hiroshima City and Nagasaki City. It estimated there was 884,100,000 yen (value as of August 1945) lost. This amount was equivalent to the annual income of 850,000 average Japanese persons at that time—since Japan’s per-capita income in 1944 was 1,044 yen
Well, while it may have been bad for the economy, it did end the war.
Dropping the bombs may have killed lots of people, but it did end the war in Japan for good (so far)
Total Casualties: 135,000/64,000
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Since the bombings, no war has broken out between Japan and America
Even though it did end the war, it still killed a lot of people, and the damage and radiation was horrible.
Economic loss refers to the physical property lost (e.g. buildings, machines, equipment, roads, and bridges) and financial assets lost (e.g. cash, deposits, savings, stocks, and securities). Unfortunately, estimating the value of the financial assets that were lost is practically impossible as crucial documents and books were incinerated. However, there are ways to estimate the value of the physical property that was lost.
For example, a survey conducted by the City of Hiroshima revealed that 70,147 out of a total 76,327 buildings including houses, stores, factories, and schools had been totally or partially incinerated or destroyed. This number included 64,000 private homes and 600 factories, allowing us to estimate the amount of damaged furniture, private property, and plant facilities.
According to the Municipal Handbook 1946 edition (1947) published by the City of Hiroshima, the total amount of damage in six categories (private homes, buildings, bridges, roads, private property, and communication facilities) was estimated to have been 763,430,000 yen (at the time). On the other hand, a report published by the Economic Stabilization Board in 1949 estimates the total property damage in Hiroshima City was 695,000,000 yen (at the time). (For reference, the exchange rates for Japanese yen to U.S. dollar was 50 yen/dollar in 1947 (military exchange rate) and 360 yen/dollar in 1949.)
More detailed data on the total losses can be found in Hiroshima, Nagasaki no Genbaku Saigai (1979), jointly edited by Hiroshima City and Nagasaki City. It estimated there was 884,100,000 yen (value as of August 1945) lost. This amount was equivalent to the annual income of 850,000 average Japanese persons at that time—since Japan’s per-capita income in 1944 was 1,044 yen.
All of the info listed above is the exact reason why America, or any other country shouldn’t do this ever again. It killed so many people, it did so many horrible things, and it was the American Military's fault. This needs to be prevented from happening again, because if it does, it could mean the end of a country.
On August 6th, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the first ever atomic bomb, the ‘Little Boy’, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by a B-29 Superfortress known as the ‘Enola Gay’. The bomb immediately killed approximately 80,000 people, and almost 55,000 would die in the months and even years to come. Three days later, another B-29 Superfortress dropped the ‘Fat Man’, the second atomic bomb, directly on Nagasaki. It wasn’t as effective, but it still killed around 60,000 people instantly, and more would die later. Why did this happen? The American Millitary committed mass genocide on innocent civilians that had done nothing wrong. America shouldn’t have used nuclear warfare, they should've just destroyed all means of fighting for the Japanese so they couldn’t fight, but that’s another topic entirely.
The atomic bombs should’ve never been dropped on Japan, it really shouldn’t have been dropped at all, as it did all these horrible things to not just the environment and people, but the infrastructure and economy as well.
Of all the possible materials to use in the bombs, they used Uranium-235 and Plutonium-239, some of the most dangerous, radioactive elements to use. “Over the next several years, the program’s scientists worked on producing the key materials for nuclear fission—uranium-235 and plutonium (Pu-239)”
Both Plutonium and Uranium are extremely dangerous, deadly, radioactive substances that, when put into an explosion, throw horrible radioactive waste and radiation everywhere, not just where the bomb hit
The health factors for Japan were huge; the people living in and near Hiroshima at the time had some of their genetic structure literally ripped out and replaced, and some deadly diseases were caused by it. Though exposure to radiation can cause acute, near-immediate effect by killing cells and directly damaging tissue, radiation can also have effects that happen on longer scale, such as cancer, by causing mutations in the DNA of living cells. Mutations can occur spontaneously, but a mutagen like radiation increases the likelihood of a mutation taking place. Among the long-term effects suffered by atomic bomb survivors, the most deadly was leukemia. An increase in leukemia appeared about two years after the attacks and peaked around four to six years later. Children represent the population that was affected most severely. Attributable risk—the percent difference in the incidence rate of a condition between an exposed population and a comparable unexposed one — reveals how great of an effect radiation had on leukemia incidence. The Radiation Effects Research Foundation estimates the attributable risk of leukemia to be 46% for bomb victims. The radiation caused genetic mutations and reshuffles and mutated the genetic structure of every little thing.
A movement to ban nuclear bombs was launched and A-bomb survivors began taking action requesting national support in order to cover the costs of their medical treatment and for assistance with their living expenses. As a result, the A-bomb Survivors Medical Care Law was enacted in 1956, and enabled survivors to receive health examinations and medical care by using national funds. The act was later amended in 1960, allowing some survivors to receive medical benefits for support with their living expenses
This is just one of the points to this, there’s a whole nother can of worms to open on this topic.
The things that happened to the people and economy were horrible, and not just for Japan.
The bombs themselves cost well over $1,000,000,000, almost $20,000,000,000 Site/Project Then-year Dollars/Constant 1996 Dollars
OAK RIDGE (Total) $1,188,352,000/$13,565,662,000
—K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant $512,166,000/$5,846,644,000
—Y-12 Electromagnetic Plant $477,631,000/$5,452,409,000
—Clinton Engineer Works, HQ and central utilities $155,951,000/$1,780,263,000
—Clinton Laboratories $26,932,000/$307,443,000
—S-50 Thermal Diffusion Plant $15,672,000/$178,904,000
HANFORD ENGINEER WORKS $390,124,000/$4,453,470,000
SPECIAL OPERATING MATERIALS $103,369,000/$1,180,011,000
LOS ALAMOS PROJECT $74,055,000/$845,377,000
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT $69,681,000/$795,445,000
GOVERNMENT OVERHEAD $37,255,000/$425,285,000
HEAVY WATER PLANTS1 $26,768,000/$305,571,000
Grand Total $1,889,604,000/ $21,570,821,000
The economic loss for Japan was devastatingly high:
Economic loss refers to the physical property lost (e.g. buildings, machines, equipment, roads, and bridges) and financial assets lost (e.g. cash, deposits, savings, stocks, and securities). Unfortunately, estimating the value of the financial assets that were lost is practically impossible as crucial documents and books were incinerated. However, there are ways to estimate the value of the physical property that was lost.
For example, a survey conducted by the City of Hiroshima revealed that 70,147 out of a total 76,327 buildings including houses, stores, factories, and schools had been totally or partially incinerated or destroyed. This number included 64,000 private homes and 600 factories, allowing us to estimate the amount of damaged furniture, private property, and plant facilities.
According to the Municipal Handbook 1946 edition (1947) published by the City of Hiroshima, the total amount of damage in six categories (private homes, buildings, bridges, roads, private property, and communication facilities) was estimated to have been 763,430,000 yen (at the time). On the other hand, a report published by the Economic Stabilization Board in 1949 estimates the total property damage in Hiroshima City was 695,000,000 yen (at the time). (For reference, the exchange rates for Japanese yen to U.S. dollar was 50 yen/dollar in 1947 (military exchange rate) and 360 yen/dollar in 1949.)
More detailed data on the total losses can be found in Hiroshima, Nagasaki no Genbaku Saigai (1979), jointly edited by Hiroshima City and Nagasaki City. It estimated there was 884,100,000 yen (value as of August 1945) lost. This amount was equivalent to the annual income of 850,000 average Japanese persons at that time—since Japan’s per-capita income in 1944 was 1,044 yen
Well, while it may have been bad for the economy, it did end the war.
Dropping the bombs may have killed lots of people, but it did end the war in Japan for good (so far)
Total Casualties: 135,000/64,000
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Since the bombings, no war has broken out between Japan and America
Even though it did end the war, it still killed a lot of people, and the damage and radiation was horrible.
Economic loss refers to the physical property lost (e.g. buildings, machines, equipment, roads, and bridges) and financial assets lost (e.g. cash, deposits, savings, stocks, and securities). Unfortunately, estimating the value of the financial assets that were lost is practically impossible as crucial documents and books were incinerated. However, there are ways to estimate the value of the physical property that was lost.
For example, a survey conducted by the City of Hiroshima revealed that 70,147 out of a total 76,327 buildings including houses, stores, factories, and schools had been totally or partially incinerated or destroyed. This number included 64,000 private homes and 600 factories, allowing us to estimate the amount of damaged furniture, private property, and plant facilities.
According to the Municipal Handbook 1946 edition (1947) published by the City of Hiroshima, the total amount of damage in six categories (private homes, buildings, bridges, roads, private property, and communication facilities) was estimated to have been 763,430,000 yen (at the time). On the other hand, a report published by the Economic Stabilization Board in 1949 estimates the total property damage in Hiroshima City was 695,000,000 yen (at the time). (For reference, the exchange rates for Japanese yen to U.S. dollar was 50 yen/dollar in 1947 (military exchange rate) and 360 yen/dollar in 1949.)
More detailed data on the total losses can be found in Hiroshima, Nagasaki no Genbaku Saigai (1979), jointly edited by Hiroshima City and Nagasaki City. It estimated there was 884,100,000 yen (value as of August 1945) lost. This amount was equivalent to the annual income of 850,000 average Japanese persons at that time—since Japan’s per-capita income in 1944 was 1,044 yen.
All of the info listed above is the exact reason why America, or any other country shouldn’t do this ever again. It killed so many people, it did so many horrible things, and it was the American Military's fault. This needs to be prevented from happening again, because if it does, it could mean the end of a country.