Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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• Tragedy and Hope pp. 693-695 · open book

  Under that cloud, at least 40,000 Japanese were killed instantly; an additional 12,000 died in the next few days; and eventually 60,175 perished, with an equal number injured.

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• The Making of the Atomic Bomb whole source · open book

  At the same instant birds ignited in midair. Mosquitoes and flies, squirrels, family pets crackled and were gone. The fireball flashed an enormous photograph of the city at the instant of its immolation

  chapter: Chapter 19: Tongues of Fire

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