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05/07/2016 at 14:49 • Filed to: None
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"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
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There was a third atomic bomb scheduled to drop on Aug. 19, 1945. Japan surrendered on the 15th. Necessary Evil was picked to lead that group. It was built in 1945 and flown to Tinian island where they put the bomb and nuclear core together. After the Nagasaki mission on August 9th, the second bomb, they named it and painted the nose art.
Koromo was the intended target. The second plutonium core for the third bomb to drop on Japan had been assembled in Los Alamos and was to be shipped to Tinian island but on the 14th of August, they halted the transport. On the 15th, Japan surrendered unconditionally, four days before the next strike.
Had that bomb dropped, we would have many school debates about the aircraft name in correlation to the action it was used for. We would also be without the Toyota motor company. you see, Koromo, today is known as Toyota. The Toyota motor company was dedicated to military truck production throughout the war.
That isn’t where it would have stopped either. They had scheduled production for up to twelve atomic bombs, as Japan was going down the road to triumph or destruction with no middle ground, they would have used them until their end. Had even the third bomb dropped, the world landscape today would be different than what we know now.
sn4cktimes
> Grindintosecond
05/07/2016 at 15:14 |
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I’ve been to Hiroshima, and stood on the bridge that was the targeting point for that location. There’s a split picture mounted on the rail that was taken just before and after the city was flattened. The only things left standing after the blast were THAT bridge (sadly ironic, it was rebuilt in the 90's), some power poles, trees, the (now named) Hiroshima Dome, and one other building. After the blast from the standpoint on the picture you could see clear across the entire cityscape to the hills beyond; whereas prior to the bomb it looked to be a pretty bustling city full of people going about their lives (as it is today). I suppose many people, for all time, may argue the validity and true reasons behind using atomics, I don’t think anyone can argue how horrifyingly destructive they were and can be. I’m very thankful that they never dropped number three.
mikethebike
> Grindintosecond
05/07/2016 at 16:02 |
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Its crazy how much damage one bomb can do
Sam
> sn4cktimes
05/07/2016 at 17:26 |
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The worst part is not the people near ground zero, they are vaporized almost instantly and (relatively) painlessly. The real tragedy were the people outside of the blast radius, but within the radioactivity radius. Slow, painful radiation poisoning.
traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
> Grindintosecond
05/07/2016 at 18:47 |
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Had I known this just yesterday I could’ve added a little spice to my APUSH exam.