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Monday, August 6, 2012

First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan; Missile Is Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT; Truman Warns Foe of a 'Rain of Ruin'

First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan; Missile Is Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT; Truman Warns Foe of a 'Rain of Ruin'



NEW AGE USHERED
Day of Atomic Energy Hailed by President, Revealing Weapon
HIROSHIMA IS TARGET
'Impenetrable' Cloud of Dust Hides City After Single Bomb Strikes
By SIDNEY SHALETT

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0806.html#article

1 comment:

Michele Kearney said...

The Russians used to make Pu-239 for weapons aimed at North America. Now they use the same reactors to make Pu-238 for space missions, like Curiosity

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Curiosity's successful landing is a triumph of cooperation between two former enemies. We should celebrate this.