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[–] norimee@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Just some numbers to put into relation :

| Casualties |

Hiroshima:- 90,000–166,000 killed

  • 80,000–156,000 civilians
  • 10,000 soldiers
  • 12 Allied prisoners of war

Nagasaki:- 60,000–80,000 killed

  • 60,000–80,000 civilians
  • 150 soldiers
  • 8–13 Allied prisoners of war

Total killed (by end of 1945): 150,000–246,000

Source: Wikipedia - Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hiroshima:- 90,000–166,000 killed
80,000–156,000 civilians

And modern nukes are SIXTY TIMES more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago

Not just that, but far more of them. And also missiles that consist of dozen of smaller warheads inside

And these missiles can travel to literally any place on earth, no matter where they started, as they follow a sub-orbital trajectory into space

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