Hiroshima & Nagasaki: introduction

Introduction | Definitions | Hiroshima | Nagasaki | Effects | Disarmament | Questions

The only use of nuclear weapons in war took place sixty years ago when the United States bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Leo Szilard Home Page...information related to the atomic bomb; VERY WELL DONE, including links on:

The Atomic Bomb Decision

Hiroshima

Nagasaki

The Atomic Bomb Decision...an extensive, informative, and interesting list of documentation from meetings, petitions, etc., that led up to the decision to bomb

Hiroshima: Who Disagreed with the Bombing... Eisenhower, MacArthur, and others are quoted giving their opinions

The Manhattan Project and the Decision to Drop the Bomb...tons of great links

Voices of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors...e.g., "I was playing outside with my sister. I saw a flash but I had no idea what it was. Mother ran out and..."