I think the concern was that Japan would evacuate and relocate American POWs to the sites. America wanted innocent lives to be saved, but could not kill Americans.. I think. We had been bombing the Japanese for a long time. And it wasn't like they gave us warning before bombing Pearl Harbor.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.
No atomic bombs were dropped after the war ! The two 'test' bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the second world war ended. It was the result of the devastation the bombs caused that brought the war to an end.
The monetary value will depend on an appraisal by a professional, and will depend on condition and provenance (documentation of origin) Its USEFULNESS was a last attempt to persuade the Japanese to surrender before the bombs were used.
The nuclear was a secret before the bombs hit the targets.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the two Japanese cities on which atomic bombs were dropped.
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.
See: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
No atomic bombs were dropped after the war ! The two 'test' bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the second world war ended. It was the result of the devastation the bombs caused that brought the war to an end.
The monetary value will depend on an appraisal by a professional, and will depend on condition and provenance (documentation of origin) Its USEFULNESS was a last attempt to persuade the Japanese to surrender before the bombs were used.
The nuclear was a secret before the bombs hit the targets.
Very much the same as before, except in Hiroshima & Nagasaki where the two bombs were dropped.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the two Japanese cities on which atomic bombs were dropped.
Large cities.
2 atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
They dropped leaflets - warning of the consequences if Japan continued to fight, particularly on Pacific islands. Also telling them to evacuate Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This link will show you the wording on the leaflets. http://www.damninteresting.com/ww2-america-warned-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-citizens
Some viewed it as barbaric, or overkill). It has been said that Japan was already on the brink of surrendering before the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is also because the attacks involved many civilians dying from the blasts, or from nuclear fallout and radiation afterwards.