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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Ground zero

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Difference between Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Ground zero

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki vs. Ground zero

During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. In terms of nuclear explosions and other large bombs, the term "ground zero" (also known as "surface zero") describes the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation.

Similarities between Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Ground zero

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Ground zero have 13 things in common (in Unionpedia): Aioi Bridge, Cold War, Hiroshima, Manhattan Project, Nagasaki, Nuclear weapon, Shima Hospital, The New York Times, The Pentagon, Trinity (nuclear test), United States Strategic Bombing Survey, William L. Laurence, World War II.

Aioi Bridge

The is an unusual "T"-shaped three-way bridge in Hiroshima, Japan.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).

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Hiroshima

is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu - the largest island of Japan.

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Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.

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Nagasaki

() is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.

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Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb).

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Shima Hospital

was a Japanese hospital destroyed by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. As a symbol of the U.S. military, The Pentagon is often used metonymically to refer to the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Trinity (nuclear test)

Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon.

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United States Strategic Bombing Survey

The United States Strategic Bombing Survey was a written report created by a board of experts assembled to produce an impartial assessment of the effects of Anglo-American strategic bombing of Nazi Germany during the European theatre of World War II.

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William L. Laurence

William Leonard Laurence (March 7, 1888 – March 19, 1977) was a Jewish Lithuanian-born American journalist known for his science journalism writing of the 1940s and 1950s while working for The New York Times.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Ground zero Comparison

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has 444 relations, while Ground zero has 41. As they have in common 13, the Jaccard index is 2.68% = 13 / (444 + 41).

References

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