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1 Hiroshima- August 5,1945

2 Hiroshima- August 6, 1945

3 Physical Destruction

4 Where to start? In the early hours, thousands fled the city. Then they came back- to rescue the injured, collect corpses, and restore city functions All were exposed to residual radiation. But, how do you identify the age or gender of a hairless, swollen, and discolored corpse? Or worse, the imprints of human beings vaporized by the heat of the blast.

5 Radiation Effects

6 What do you do with the survivors?

7 What about the lasting effects?

8 J. Robert Oppenheimer The lead scientist of the Manhattan Project upon seeing the fireball after successfully testing the first atomic bomb: “I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”- Bhagavad Gita

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