Little Boy dropped 64 years ago, today.

cheets64 · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:32

On Monday, August 6, 1945 at 8:15 AM, the nuclear weapon Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima by the crew of the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay,[10] directly killing an estimated 80,000 people. By the end of the year, injury and radiation brought total casualties to 90,000-140,000.[11] Approximately 69% of the city's buildings were completely destroyed, and 6.6% severely damaged.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/hiroshima_64_years_ago.html

I am fascinated by it, to this day its the most sickening attack on humans and all for the name of peace.

Jeff Lynne · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:33

It was a necessary evil wasn't it?

Chimerical · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:34

cheets64 said:
to this day its the most sickening attack on humans

Was it? I'm under the belief that it saved American lives and shortened the war.

ryujinjakka · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:35

i put it down to idiots wanting to play with a new toy with complete disregard for consequences

Makunouchi · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:35

Chimerical said:
Was it? I'm under the belief that it saved American lives and shortened the war.

Because American lives are 200% more important than the lives of any other peoples!!

Jeff Lynne · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:37

Makunouchi said:
Because American lives are 200% more important than the lives of any other peoples!!

When they're your allies then yes they are.

Chimerical · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:37

Makunouchi said:
Because American lives are 200% more important than the lives of any other peoples!!

Well, they are when a country officially engages in full scale war with them.

Flukester · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:38

Makunouchi said:
Because American lives are 200% more important than the lives of any other peoples!!

Japan deserved it, without it the war could have run and run, and even more would have died.

Was a good move... plus it marked the day where world wars became a thing no-one would ever want to do again.

Phoenix211 · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:38

well if you think about it. If Japan had not surrenderd, how many more would they have lost in the war? And how many american lives would have be lost. It was a necessary evil in the grand scheme of things.

wordy · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:38

Jeff Lynne said:
It was a necessary evil wasn't it?

You...don't....know....what....you've....started!

mjones1 · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:38

The effect of the bomb is still going on such as deformed children since their mothers were exposedto radiation.

Amnesia · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:38

Makunouchi said:
Because American lives are 200% more important than the lives of any other peoples!!

200% isnt even close...especially when they are at war with america.

Makunouchi · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:39

Chimerical said:
Well, they are when a country officially engages in full scale war with them.

Rubbish, you talk as if there was no lead up or contributing factors at all, one day the war just 'started' and the Japanese became evil overnight?

As ryujinjakka said they had this new bomb they had just invented and were itching for an excuse to see it's effects.

plus it marked the day where world wars became a thing no-one would ever want to do again.

Yes, because deterrents really work don't they? If that was true there would have never been another war ever again...

Russinating · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:39

Would be interesting how different the world would be if it was never dropped. Would there have been a nuclear arms race? A cold war? Would I be speaking German right now?

Nomisf · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:40

I think either way you look at it, at some point in history this had to happen for our own development and understanding - mind you, doesnt make it any less horrific.

Vulcan · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:40

ryujinjakka said:
i put it down to idiots wanting to play with a new toy with complete disregard for consequences

The Americans knew what would happen, that was the reason they dropped it.

Amnesia · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:41

Phoenix211 said:
well if you think about it. If Japan had not surrenderd, how many more would they have lost in the war? And how many american lives would have be lost. It was a necessary evil in the grand scheme of things.

but would you say that if it was the other side who dropped the bomb on america and killed so many(not saying they had the capability)....or would their leader be compared to hitler for killing so many.

cheets64 · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:41

What did it achieve, we came out of WW2 into the cold war and are to this day we are still fighting in wars in the name of peace.

D.P. · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:41

cheets64 said:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/hiroshima_64_years_ago.html

I am fascinated by it, to this day its the most sickening attack on humans and all for the name of peace.

I doubt it was the most sickening attack on humans.

Whether it was dropped rightly or or wrongly is another matter, but quite simply there have been far worse atrocities. The Japanese slaughter of the Chinese, the Jewish holocaust, Rwanda, Serb conflict, even estimates of the Dresden firebombing have some higher death tolls.

I mean 6 million Jews were exterminated in WW2. Hiroshima death toll was a couple of percent of that.

RDM · 6 Aug 2009 at 13:42

cheets64 said:
I am fascinated by it, to this day its the most sickening attack on humans and all for the name of peace.

Weren't more killed in the firebombing of Tokyo? As for sickening attacks surely it depends on how you define attack? Pol Pot, Stalin, Hitler all perpertrated many more deaths than the atom bombs.