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Monday, August 6, 2018

Commemorating the 73-year anniversary of United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki IT WAS an ultimatum that warned of “utter destruction” if ignored. When it was, this happened.

ON AUGUST 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima to hasten the end of World War II.
American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped its deadly payload, dubbed “Little Boy”, over the city at 8.15am local time. The explosion obliterated nearly everything within 10sq km in the downtown area.
Around 140,000 people, or more than half of Hiroshima's population at the time, died. Some died immediately while others succumbed to injuries or radiation-related illnesses weeks, months and years later.
Hiroshima — and the Nagasaki bombing that took place three days later — remain the only use of nuclear weapons in the history of warfare.
Following the bombings, Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945, to Allied forces, officially ending World War II and bringing down the curtain on the costliest conflict in history.
The crew in front of the B29 bomber aeroplane the 'Enola Gay' that dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II.
The crew in front of the B29 bomber aeroplane the 'Enola Gay' that dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II.Source:News Limited
Pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets waves before take-off in the Enola Gay.
Pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets waves before take-off in the Enola Gay.Source:News Corp Australia
A mushroom cloud over the city of Hiroshima, taken on a reconnaissance plane that flew with US air force bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb.
A mushroom cloud over the city of Hiroshima, taken on a reconnaissance plane that flew with US air force bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb.Source:News Corp Australia
The burnt skin of victims days after the atomic bombs which dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
The burnt skin of victims days after the atomic bombs which dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki.Source:News Corp Australia
The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building after the bombing of Hiroshima. Picture: Shigeo HayahsiThe remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building after the bombing of Hiroshima. Picture: Shigeo HayahsiSource:News Limited
A view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Picture: Australian War Memorial.
 view of Hiroshima showing the damage to buildings caused by the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Picture: Australian War Memorial.Source:News Corp Australia
A clock recovered from Hiroshima with its hands melted at 8.20, when the blast occurred.Source:News LimitedA clock recovered from Hiroshima with its hands melted at 8.20, when the blast occurred.
A Japanese serviceman, who was 1km from the epicentre in Hiroshima, suffered bleeding from skin, red specks, stomatitis and hair loss — even his teeth showed effects of radiation. Picture: Gonichi Kimura.
A Japanese serviceman, who was 1km from the epicentre in Hiroshima, suffered bleeding from skin, red specks, stomatitis and hair loss — even his teeth showed effects of radiation. Picture: Gonichi Kimura.Source:News Corp Australia
An allied correspondent stands in a sea of rubble before the shell of a building that once was a movie theatre in Hiroshima on September 8, 45.
An allied correspondent stands in a sea of rubble before the shell of a building that once was a movie theatre in Hiroshima on September 8, 45.Source:News Limited
This photo shows a man whose back has been totally burnt during the atomic bomb dropped by the US on Hiroshima.
This photo shows a man whose back has been totally burnt during the atomic bomb dropped by the US on Hiroshima.Source:News Corp Australia
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