![]() The scorching flash and blast waves released. Sterilisation programmes were also discussed. On August 6, 1945, one atomic bomb the first nuclear weapon used in human history was dropped on Hiroshima. Tens of thousands were killed in the initial explosions and many more would later succumb to radiation poisoning. It became common to regard them as unsuitable partners for marriage and many struggled to find employment. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of atomic weapons in war. The terrifying mystery of radiation exposure led to survivors being regarded with suspicion, as though they were the carriers of a terrible contagion. In the years following the attacks, the survivors became known as the hibakusha – “the explosion-affected people” – and were subjected to widespread discrimination. Typically, keloids became most prominent six to 14 months after exposure. More common health effects among survivors included cataract, which often formed years after the attacks, and keloids, abnormally protruding scar tissue that forms as burned skin heals. The recorded death tolls are estimates, but it is thought that about 140,000 of Hiroshimas 350,000 population were killed in the blast, and that at least 74,000 people died in Nagasaki. So did anaemia, a blood disorder that prevents the creation of enough red blood cells. Other forms of cancer, including thyroid, lung and breast cancer, also saw an increase – albeit less marked. ![]() It has been noted that the incidence of leukaemia was higher among those who were closer to the hypocentre. This was the earliest delayed reaction to radiation exposure among survivors, first appearing two years after the attacks and peaking six to eight years after exposure. The long-term health effects of radiation exposure still aren’t fully understood but the long-term suffering it can cause is well-documented.īoth cities saw an increase in the number of leukaemia cases after the bombings. Within 20 to 30 days of Little Boy hitting Hiroshima, radiation exposure is thought to have caused the deaths of 6,000 people who survived the blast. In a single day, he had completed the only extensive photographic record of the immediate aftermath of the atomic bombing of either Hiroshima or Nagasaki. ![]() The hundreds of fires, ignited by the thermal pulse, combined to produce a firestorm that had. Over two-thirds of Hiroshimas buildings were demolished. The blast wave shattered windows for a distance of ten miles and was felt as far away as 37 miles. Atomic cloud over Hiroshima, 6 August 1945 In less than one second, the fireball had expanded to 900 feet. ![]()
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