Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
“Little Boy” devastated Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The blast leveled 90% of the city with force equal to 15,000 tons of TNT. In an instant, 80,000 people vanished. Tens of thousands more would later die from mysterious radiation sickness. No defense existed against such a weapon. Japanese military leaders watched in horror as a single bomb accomplished what normally required hundreds of aircraft. Their illusion of holding out against conventional attacks crumbled that day.
