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At 11:01 a.m. On August 9, 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki
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The bomb was called “Fat Man”
At least 35,000 people were immediately killed and 60,000 injured
Estimated casualties of between 80,000 and 100,000
23% of Nagasaki’s buildings were consumed by flames
70% of the city’s industrial zone destroyed
The radius of total destruction was about 3.2 km
This was only the second nuclear weapon after Hiroshima to have been used in war
Nagasaki’s bomb was bigger than Hiroshima
It killed less people as it was away from the city centre
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