[explosion] a stunned universe swiftly learned that man had a new weapon of shocking destructiveness. A weapon bordering on the absolute. Died instantly. 70,000 persons were killed or listed as missing. 140,000 persons were injured. 43,000 were badly hurt. The city was unbelievably crushed. Of 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished. The remains were described as vapor and ashes. Man had torn from nature one of her innermost secrets. With his knowledge he had fashioned an instrument of annihilation. Menacing implications were frightening to everyday people. What did you think of that bomb we dropped on the japs . Terrible. All of those people killed. Relays later, another b29 dropped an improved bomb on the seaport of nagasaki. A highly congested city boasting the best natural harbor in western kyushu. [explosion] this bomb, exploding over the district, took the lives of 42,000 persons. 39 of all of the buildings in nagasaki before the calamity. The japanese described their mutilated city as a graveyard, with not a tombstone standing. These terrifying blows were struck in japan only after profound consideration of all of the human and military factors. Dropped tobombs were end the war quickly, and they numbers, ive seen above 80 . Its changed over the years because the narratives have been employed over the years have changed very much. Reallythe things that concerns me about this is, i dont question thathe intelliges prepared to bring on this showdown with the army over whether there should be any invasion. Only the japanese surrender at off before it reached the level of mr. Truman having another that is the only reason we bombed japan, because they were not europeans. In other words, there were people of caller, which is nonsense because we bombed dresden in germany. A purpose of demoralizing the german people, for them to surrender. It is unfortunate what happened with the dropping of the two bombs. It didthere are so many reasonsy truman had to do that. What was the alternative . I heard generals saying they were going to blockade japan until they gave up. What . Could you address those points that you havent yet . Host thank you, rick. Know, he famously said he didnt lose any sleep over the decision and various comments like that. If you go through everything he actually said, in his mind he in twohole area compartments. One was, that i make the best decision of what was presented to me . He always believed that if you understood all of the he made what secretary stimson called the least abhorrent choice. Message, which is really the first serious message about ending the war that has this language in it that says, the precondition they want is that the prerogatives of the morning. My father served in world war ii. I would like to ask professor frank if he reads japanese . I would like to ask him if he has read the overwhelming number waromments just after the by japanese generals and admirals that it was not the two nuclear attacks, but the entrance of the soviet union into the war. They had invaded manchuria and they were occupying the islands, which they still occupy to this day, and they were threatening do. Qaeda hokkia this subject because i am an australian. At the timel child of the second world war. Film crews documenting the aftermath of the bombings for scientific purposes. Here is a look. [video] tragedy days after the visited hiroshima. August 1945. The hot summer sun shone upon the city. An area alarm was on. Then it was lifted. For 2. 5 hours, the warning continue to prevail. 11 00, two super fortresses appeared over the city. Flying at high altitude. The first plane dropped three objects attached to parachutes. 11 02, a second plane dropped an object. Then came a blinding flash. Followed by an explosion and a blaze. The destruction was the greatest ever wroght the bomb missed the center of the city and detonated above a canyon to the north. View the general seen of devastation from the top of one of the hills. On the others of the hills, left of the harbor, lies the city. Of theills on both sides city where the brakes which intercepted the atomic blast and pretended and prevented the devastation from reaching the harbor and the heart of the city. Those ofings, save reinforced concrete, or demolished. The whole of this neighborhood, wench teeming with houses and once teeming with houses and factories, denuded of everything. How can people rationally make a decision about using a weapon like this if they are taking the chance to destroy the earth . Not to mention, going forward, they have given license to everybody else to use a weapon when they develop it, which they knew they would soon as they got it. It is astounding to me that they could do such a thing. Host after noah and his fabulous arik. He was not the only one. Oppenheimer briefed the interim the world is tootary and dangerous for us to have that luxury. Directorer kuznick is of the Nuclear Studies institute at the american university. Thank you f