Database: Second Atomic Bomb

NAGASAKI//JAPAN//1945-08-09//11:30

Following the explosion of a first atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, the United States released another near the center of Nagasaki, at 11:30 am, on August 9, 1945.

Three days later, the Emperor of Japan announced his country's surrender. It is estimated that around 70,000 deaths are directly related to the effects of the bomb while more than 75,000 suffered from injuries.