The Atomic Bomb On August 6, 1945, at precisely 8:16 a.m., the first atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima, Japan, just seconds after leaving the Enola Gay. It carried with it the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT. Everything within four square miles was desolated. On August 9, 1945, the second atomic bomb exploded at approximately 11:01 a.m. in Nagasaki, Japan, after being dropped from the B-29 Bockscar. This bomb contained the equivalent of 21,000 tons of TNT, and destroyed everything within …showed first 75 words of 383 total…

…showed last 75 words of 383 total…number of men that would have died on both sides far surpasses that of the number that were killed in the droppings of both Atomic Bombs. Let's face it, the goal of waging war is victory with minimum losses on one's own side, and if possible a minimum amount of losses on the enemy's side. The Atomic Bomb cut losses to a minimum and drew war to an end quickly. It was a military necessity.