Hiroshima bomb
First atomic weapon
The Hiroshima bomb was the atomic weapon dropped by the United States on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945—the first nuclear weapon used in warfare.
It killed an estimated 140,000 people and hastened Japan's surrender in World War II.
The phrase often serves as shorthand for nuclear devastation or the dawn of the atomic age: The threat of another Hiroshima bomb hangs over diplomatic negotiations.
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- nuclear weaponExplosive using atomic fission
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- mushroom cloudDistinctive nuclear blast formation
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Freedom from disturbance
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