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Plutonium Atomic Bomb
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Plutonium Atomic Bomb
Fat Man Atomic bomb of the types dropped on Nagasaki. Little Boy was the uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Fat Man the plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki. Date: 1945
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This evocative photograph captures the moment of the historic detonation of the "Fat Man" plutonium atomic bomb during the Trinity test in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945. The Fat Man bomb was one of two nuclear weapons developed during the Manhattan Project, the top-secret World War II research and development project that led to the creation of the United States' atomic arsenal. The other bomb, the "Little Boy," was a uranium gun-type weapon that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The Fat Man bomb, named for its spherical shape, was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The Trinity test marked the first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon, paving the way for the use of atomic bombs in warfare. The United States military dropped the bombs on Japan as part of an effort to end the Second World War and save American lives, as the invasion of Japan was expected to result in a large number of casualties. The bombs' devastating effects on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are well documented, with estimates of over 200,000 deaths from the bombs and their aftermath. This photograph serves as a powerful reminder of the destructive power of nuclear weapons and the impact they had on the world during World War 2.
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