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Environmental effects of warfare: Hiroshima & Nagasaki (Effects:…
Environmental effects of warfare: Hiroshima & Nagasaki
What happened?
Was this really the way to stop the war? Did the japanese and its environment deserve the catastrophical effects this brought?
United States, desperate to end the war, made a questionable decision of bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
United States launched two atomic weapons to Japan in 1945.
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Hiroshima (August 6).
Nagasaki (August 9).
Massacred about 170,000 people
Completely recked the environment.
Effects:
170,000 people were killed instantly.
Air pollution from dust particles and radioactive debris.
This smoke floated to the upper atmosphere, got heated by the sun and ended up being carried around the world.
Genetic mutation in both humans and animals.
Drinking water sources were severely damaged.
Fish and wildlife within it can also suffer the effects.
Agriculture production was damaged.
Dead crops like rice.
Radiation
Dangerous to human body and environment.
Medical illnesses on the survivors, like leukemia and miscarriage.
Radioactivity.
Hurts animals and plants.
Food chain is damaged.
It reaches the milk supply.
Causes:
Desire to end a war that seemed to last forever.
United States and their "freedom".
Japan's beliefs.
Their moral code, having an honored death is better than being a coward.
World War 2.
Manhattan project: United States' project to win the war against Nazi party.
Nagasaki was an industrial center. Hiroshima was picked because it was a military center.
Solutions:
Avoid using these types of weapons.
Abolish weapons of such magnitude.
Evacuate the land.
Measure periodically the radiation levels.
Radiation Shielding
Physical barriers used to protect from radiation.
Decontaminate the area.
Remove landscape and replant.
