Hiroshima atomic bombing

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hiroshima_atomic_bombing
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath long-term health effects
radiation sickness
destruction of city
gptkbp:bombName gptkb:Little_Boy
gptkbp:casualties 70000-80000 killed instantly
140000+ dead by end of 1945
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Museum
gptkb:Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Park
Genbaku Dome (Atomic Bomb Dome)
gptkbp:date 1945-08-06
gptkbp:estimatedPopulationAtTime 350000
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Nagasaki_atomic_bombing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hiroshima atomic bombing
gptkbp:internationalResponse global condemnation and debate
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hiroshima,_Japan
gptkbp:order gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:period 8:15 AM JST
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:Paul_Tibbets
gptkbp:purpose force Japanese surrender
gptkbp:significance first use of nuclear weapon in war
gptkbp:survivorsKnownAs gptkb:Hibakusha
gptkbp:target gptkb:Hiroshima_city
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Enola_Gay
gptkbp:warheadYield approximately 15 kilotons TNT
gptkbp:weapon nuclear test
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Project_Alberta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3