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Hiroshima in particular was deliberately spared from ANY air raids at all, in order to make a fuller demonstration of what just one bomb would do.
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Hiroshima in particular was deliberately spared from ANY air raids at all, in order to make a fuller demonstration of what just one bomb would do.
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Saying it was spared in order to make a 'military' demonstration is a lot different than saying it was spared so the PhD's could study the aftereffects.
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There was a third bomb. The plutonium core and initiator were on schedule, barring delays, to ship to Tinian Aug 12/13 with the bomb being ready to use in the first suitable weather after Aug 17/18.
Nagasaki was an alternate target. Kokura Arsenal was the primary. Nagasaki was where the Mitsubishi torpedoes used at Pearl harbor had been made.
Nagasaki was an alternate target. Kokura Arsenal was the primary. Nagasaki was where the Mitsubishi torpedoes used at Pearl harbor had been made.
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Jeanne that a really crap poll
The yes NO is fine but why the editorial?
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seems to cast doubt on the assertion that a demo on an empty island would have made much of an impression.
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