Hiroshima and Nagasaki

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

The atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped by American airmen on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Three days later on 9 August 1945, the atomic bomb "Fat Man" was dropped over Nagasaki.

Hiroshima, Nagasaki, atomic bomb, nuclear weapons, World War Two, Japan

Image: Japan series: Hiroshima Peace Park

Japan series: Hiroshima Peace Park

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Image: Japan Series: Hiroshima Peace Park

Japan Series: Hiroshima Peace Park

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Tales from Te Papa Episode 70: Nuclear Nic-Nacs

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Image: Money box

Money box

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Image: Japan series: watch, Hiroshima

Japan series: watch, Hiroshima

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