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The Effects of an Atomic Attack
5:07:13 - 5:15:12 (07:59)
An atomic attack combined the bad side of firestorms with the horrific concussive blast damage of major bombings and added a sprinkling of extra specialness with the horrible dispersion of radioactivity, taking out most of the first responders, hospitals, doctors, firefighters, and leaving people in a horrific situation for weeks afterwards as they die from radiation exposure.
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August 6th, 1945 marked the day that the first atomic bombing took place in human history.
5:07:13 - 5:08:54 (01:41)
Summary
August 6th, 1945 marked the day that the first atomic bombing took place in human history. The bomb, named Little Boy, triggered a nuclear chain reaction that created a core temperature of about one million degrees Celsius, leading to vaporization of around 20,000 people, internal organ ruptures, and death due to gamma rays, neutron radiation, flash burns, the blast wave, and firestorms.
ChapterThe Effects of an Atomic Attack
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Atomic attacks combine the bad side of firestorms, concussive blast damage and the dispersion of radioactivity.
5:08:54 - 5:12:07 (03:12)
Summary
Atomic attacks combine the bad side of firestorms, concussive blast damage and the dispersion of radioactivity. The complete devastation resulted in horrific deaths caused by radiation, trapping people within burning buildings, making it an equivalent of a natural disaster created by humans.
ChapterThe Effects of an Atomic Attack
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
A mother recounts her horrific experience while trying to rescue her daughter during a ferocious fire, failing to move her and having to flee to save their lives, leaving behind the pain of abandoning her child to death.
5:12:07 - 5:13:13 (01:06)
Summary
A mother recounts her horrific experience while trying to rescue her daughter during a ferocious fire, failing to move her and having to flee to save their lives, leaving behind the pain of abandoning her child to death.
ChapterThe Effects of an Atomic Attack
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The speaker recounts his experience trying to find his way back home and family after the bombing of Hiroshima and reflects on the potential consequences of future conflicts driven by logic over emotion.
5:13:13 - 5:15:12 (01:59)
Summary
The speaker recounts his experience trying to find his way back home and family after the bombing of Hiroshima and reflects on the potential consequences of future conflicts driven by logic over emotion.