Little Boy The Terrible Destroyer On Hiroshima Japan

During the time of World War II, the most devastating war in humans' history, Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, tragically. It was the first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon. The bomb's heat and nuclear exploration carried the destructive power up to 12.5 kilotons of TNT.



In comparison with Fat Man - the second atomic bomb had the destructive capacity of 22 kilotons of TNT over Nagasaki, Little Boy was quite smaller. However, the two bombs caused the same terribly long-term effect on the Japanese's life.

How Was It Named Little Boy?

Names of the three atomic bombs during WWII were created by Robert Serber. Played an important role in the bomb design project, Serber was given a right to name the bombs as Fat Man, Thin Man, and Little Boy. All the names were inspired by their shapes.

In that sense, Fat Man was a round and fat device, kynghidongduong.vn and was named after the character in The Maltese Falcon. As its name had indicated, Thin Man was a long device, and its name came from a detective novel of Dashiell Hammett. Later, Little Boy was named after the character in Elisha Cook, Jr film.

Little Boy - Unforgettable Event In Humans' Life

At 8:16:02 AM on August 6, 1945, the world witnessed the terrible explosion of Little Boy, which destroyed most Hiroshima, Japan. From this moment, about 350,000 people disappeared into dust, and never came back.

The number of the death due to the bomb attack was enormous that people found it hard to give the exact number. It is estimated that the explosion killed 70,000 people directly and produced up to 70,000 the injured. In addition, there were about 60,000 victims died of the bomb-causing diseases namely leukemia.



At that time, the whole Hiroshima city was covered with the miserable atmosphere associated with the mushroom cloud hung in the sky for hours. Too many deaths and much deconstruction made the atomic bomb Little Boy a historic destroyer.

While the American pilot believed that Hiroshima bombing was his patriotic duty, the Japanese found it quite awkward to agree on such the belief.

Thus, on August 6 every year, a large number of people from Japan and abroad gather in Hiroshima to commemorate the annual anniversary of the atomic bombing here. The memorial services are held in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, marking the day the U.S. military dropping Little Boy on the city.

Generally speaking, the world agreed that it was unnecessary to use the atomic bombs to end the war. 3 days before Hiroshima bombing, history said that Japan was "seeking the way of peace".

Some historians claimed that President Truman agreed to drop Little Boy on Hiroshima mainly because he wanted to show the U.S.'s power to the USSR (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), and numerous other countries. Perhaps, that was the sign of Truman's ambition.

As the weapon of destruction, the atomic bomb like Little Boy should never be used again. As there is nothing more precious than peace and freedom, we had better stand together and compromise for the benefits of a peaceful universe.












World War II is the only war using the deadly nuclear weapons like Fat Man and tour hà giang Little Boy. The terrible impact of the war is still kept in human's memory, and is recorded in the history books.