Atomic Bombs in WWII: Only Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Berlin and Tokyo were NOT destroyed by atomic bombs.

  • Hiroshima: August 6, 1945 — "Little Boy" (uranium gun-type). ~140,000 dead by Dec 1945.
  • Nagasaki: August 9, 1945 — "Fat Man" (plutonium implosion). ~74,000 dead by Dec 1945.

What Happened to Berlin & Tokyo?

CityDestruction MethodTimeline
BerlinConventional strategic bombing (RAF/USAAF) + Soviet artillery/ground assault1943–1945 (Battle of Berlin: Apr–May 1945)
TokyoMassive firebombing (Operation Meetinghouse, B-29s, napalm)Mar 9–10, 1945 (100,000+ dead in one night); continued raids

Atomic weapons were used only twice in warfare—both on Japanese cities.

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