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Hiroshima- August 5,1945

Hiroshima- August 5,1945. Hiroshima- August 6, 1945

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Hiroshima- August 5,1945

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Hiroshima- August 6, 1945

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Physical Destruction

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Where to start?In the early hours, thousands fled the city. Then they came back- to rescue the injured, collect corpses, and restore city functions

All were exposed to residual radiation.

But, how do you identify the age or gender of a hairless, swollen, and discolored corpse?

Or worse, the imprints of human

beings vaporized by the heat of

the blast.

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Radiation Effects

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What do you do with the survivors?

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What about the lasting effects?

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

The lead scientist of the Manhattan Project upon seeing the fireball after successfully

testing the first atomic bomb:

“I am become death,

the destroyer of worlds.”- Bhagavad Gita