hiroshima nagasaki tragedy by shokirov nozir
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This presentation gives a general knowledge about the use of first mass destruction weapon (atomic bomb) on humans.TRANSCRIPT
Hiroshima & Nagasaki TRAGEDY
by : Shokirov Nozir
Content
IntroductionWorld War IIManhattan ProjectDifferent Interpretations Bombing Hiroshima And Nagasaki
Damage StatisticsAfter 65 YearsConclusion
Introduction
By dropping atomic bomb on JAPAN, USA has become the first in the history to use this kind of mass destruction weapon.
Thousands of people died instantly and more than that were harmed dozens years after the tragedy.
World War II
1939 to 1945
(some conflicts)
Global War
The Allies and The Axis
The Manhattan Project
June 1942, atomic-bomb project was controlled by War Department's Army Corps of Engineers. American and European physicists discovered that the fission of uranium could make a powerful weapon. At the height of construction in mid 1944, the Project employed nearly 129,000 people. No other nation in the world had the massive industrial capacity to make this possible. Gadget” (Trinity) on July 16, 1945
The Manhattan Project Success
Two atomic bombs were made, “Little Boy” and “Fat Man.” “Fat
Man”
“Little Boy”
Different Interpretations
Why did the USA dropThe Atomic Bombs on
Japan?
Eastern Europe
A military weapon to end the war quickly, save lives and keep the Russians out
of the war.
Revenge for Pearl Harbour and Japanese
war crimes against Allied prisoners of war
To test the weapon on live human beings to see what affect it had.
To frighten the Russians so that they wouldn’t confront the
West.
Interpretation 1:Military Weapon
“..it was done to save 125,000 youngsters on the American side and
125,000 on the Japanese side from getting killed
and that is what it did. It probably also saved a
half million youngsters on both sides from being
maimed for life. Harry Truman, 1963
Interpretation 2: Revenge for Pearl Harbour
“Pearl Harbour was done while we were at peace with Japan and trying our best to
negotiate a treaty with them… All you have to do is to go out
and stand on the keel of the Battleship in Pearl Harbour with the 3,000 youngsters underneath it who had no chance whatever of saving
their lives.. It was plain murder!”
Harry Truman, 1963
Interpretation 3: Frighten the Russians
Russian Historian: Vadim Nekrasov, 1984
“Officially the Americans claimed that the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was aimed at bringing the end of the war nearer and avoiding unnecessary bloodshed and
casualties. But they had entirely different objectives. The purpose of the bombings
was to intimidate other countries, above all the Soviet
Union.”
Interpretation 3: Frighten the Russians
• By October 1944 the Japanese had been cut off from 80% of their oil supplies.
• The US secret service had cracked the Japanese diplomatic codes and knew that they wanted to surrender before they dropped the bomb!
The use of this barbarous weapon was of no assistance to our war
against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated.
Admiral Leahy, 1950
Interpretation 4: To Test the Weapon
• $2 billion used to build the bomb. Not using it would be a waste.
• Many of the Scientist & military advisors were keen to test the atomic bomb to see what affect it would have on human beings.
Interpretation 4: To Test the Weapon
A demonstration of the bomb might best be made on the desert
or on a barren island. Japan could then be asked to surrender.
Robert Oppenheimer, June 1945
Interpretation 4: To Test the Weapon
A demonstration in an uninhabited area was not
regarded as likely to make Japan surrender. There was the danger of the test being
a dud. Also we had no bombs to waste
Henry Stimson, American Secretary for War, 1945
Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 6, 1945 Hiroshima
August 9, 1945 Nagasaki
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Hiroshima Before and After the Atomic Bomb
The Bombing: Nagasaki
Before After
Damage Statistics
“Little Boy” had an estimated equivalent explosive force of 12,500 tons of TNT. It is estimated that 140,000 people died.
“Fat Boy” estimates generally put the number of deaths around 80,000.
It is estimated that out of every 6 deaths in the bombings, 5 were civilians and 1 was military.
The Causes
• diseases • the bomb victims
Civilians Death
• many civilians died • the bicycle of a kid
AFTER
The cities currently
• Hiroshima • Nagasaki
Life is beautiful, no more war
• Folded paper cranes representing prayers for
peace.
• This is peaceful
Conclusion
Technology is a very strong tool which needs to be managed.
Conclusion
• Nuclear energy is extremely efficient and produces a large amount of electricity.• If it is in the wrong hands this is what happens