Photographs of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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PHOTOGRAPHS

OF THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS I

OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

The atonic bombings of Hiroshima and

Nagasaki* Manhattan Engineer District.

(1945)

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FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS

DOCUMENT NO. Ihl32XQ,2-n CGSC FORM 160 13 Mar 51

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by The Manhattan Engineer District

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Point of "burst

8 MILES

PROBABLE POSITION OF RISING CLOUD

AT INTERVALS AFTER EXPLOSION

Figure 1

Probable position of rising cloud

at intervals after explosion

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