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background
After World War I, a confrontation between Japan, the United States and European colonial nations did not seem likely.However, in 1922 the Japanese were offended by the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited the number of ships they could own, and ensured the naval supremacy of the US and British fleets. -
The pumps used
The Manhattan project produced two different models of atomic bombs. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima, called Little Boy, was built with uranium-235, an uranium isotope.
The design of the bomb was simpler than that used during the bombing of Nagasaki,The operational principle was to shoot uranium pieces against each other.
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Choice of objectives
On May 10 and 11, the Committee for the election of the objectives at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, with Robert Oppenheimer as the main member, recommended Hiroshima, Kyoto and Yokohama -
The Enola Gay
B-29 Enola Gay, belonging to Bombing Squad 393d, piloted and commanded by Colonel Paul Tibbets.
It took off from North Field Air Base and made a flight of approximately six hours to Japan. -
event
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they were nuclear attacks ordered by Harry S. Truman, president of the United States, against the Empire of Japan. The attacks were carried out on August 6 and 9, 1945.
