atomic bombing of Nagasaki

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The atomic bombing of Nagasaki was the second nuclear attack carried out by the United States against Japan in August 1945, leading to massive civilian casualties and contributing to Japan’s surrender in World War II.

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instanceOf United States military operation
event in World War II
mass killing
nuclear attack
war crime allegation subject
contributedTo end of World War II in Asia
surrender of Japan
follows atomic bombing of Hiroshima
hasAltitudeOfDetonation air burst above the city
hasBelligerent United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCasualties tens of thousands of deaths
hasCity Nagasaki
hasCivilianCasualties predominantly civilians
hasCodeName Fat Man
hasCommandStructure United States government
United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States military
hasCountry Japan
hasDate 1945-08-09
hasDecisionMaker President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
hasImmediateDeathsEstimate approximately 40000 to 75000 people
hasLongTermEffects environmental contamination
genetic damage
increased cancer rates
radiation sickness
hasMemorial Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
Nagasaki Peace Park
hasMonth August 1945
hasOperator United States Army Air Forces
hasPrecededBy Potsdam Declaration
hasPrimaryTargetArea Urakami district of Nagasaki
hasRelatedEvent Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: Soviet invasion of Manchuria

atomic bombing of Hiroshima
hasSubjectOf ethical debate on nuclear weapons
historical debate on necessity of atomic bombings
war crime debate
hasSurvivorTerm hibakusha
hasTargetCity Nagasaki
hasTargetCountry Japan
hasTheater Pacific War
surface form: Pacific theater of World War II
hasTimeOfDay late morning local time
hasTotalDeathsEstimate approximately 60000 to 80000 people by end of 1945
hasWeaponType atomic bomb
nuclear weapon
hasYear 1945
partOf Allied strategic bombing of Japan
surface form: Allied bombing of Japan

Pacific War
World War II
usedAircraft B-29 Superfortress
Bockscar

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Manhattan Project producedWeapon atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Manhattan Project usedInEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Los Alamos Laboratory developed atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Los Alamos Laboratory relatedTo atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Potsdam Declaration precedes atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Showa era majorEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
subject surface form: Shōwa era
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Allied strategic bombing of Japan notableEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Trinity relatedEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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The Gadget followedBy atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Bockscar tookPartIn atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Nagasaki Peace Park associatedEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Urakami district of Nagasaki event atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Urakami district of Nagasaki boreTheBruntOf atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Twentieth Air Force operation atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Nagasaki historicalEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
A World Destroyed aboutEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Nagasaki Peace Memorial Day commemorates atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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aircraft commander Charles W. Sweeney participatedIn atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Captain Frederick C. Bock notableEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing event atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Fountain of Peace associatedEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Hypocenter Cenotaph associatedWith atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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The Fall of Japan depictsEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Catholic community of Nagasaki associatedWithEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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World War II bombing hasNotableEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Hypocenter Park commemorates atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Operation Centerboard I relatedEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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390th Air Service Group associatedEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Wendover Army Air Field notableMissionAssociation atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Urakami historicalEvent atomic bombing of Nagasaki