Two bombs. One world changed.
In August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. They remain the only nuclear weapons ever used in war.Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
The killing did not end that day
Roughly half the deaths happened on the first day. But for months, more people kept dying from burns, radiation sickness, and injuries made worse by illness and malnutrition.Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
