HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - A-BomB - And Armenia

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The Japenese took the Americans by surprise by attacking Pearl Habor. 19 ships were sunk and about 2,400 Americans were killed. This made the Americans upset, so four years later the destroyed two cities in Japan; Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with two atomic bombs. Over 240,000 Japanese civilians were killed. The Americans returned the attack of Pearl Harbor 100 times.

 

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"Little Boy" is the nick name given to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. It was Monday morning. Little Boy was dropped from the Enola Gay, one of the B-29 bombers that flew over Hiroshima on that day.

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Little Boy

After being released, it took about a minute for Little Boy to reach the point of explosion. Little Boy exploded at approximately 8:15 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) when it reached an altitude of 2,000 ft above the building that is today called the "A-Bomb Dome."

 

"A bright light filled the plane," wrote Lt. Col. Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb. "We turned back to look at Hiroshima. The city was hidden by that awful cloud...boiling up, mushrooming." For a moment, no one spoke. Then everyone was talking. "Look at that! Look at that! Look at that!" exclaimed the co-pilot, Robert Lewis, pounding on Tibbets's shoulder. Lewis said he could taste atomic fission; it tasted like lead. Then he turned away to write in his journal. "My God," he asked himself, "what have we done?" (special report, "Hiroshima: August 6, 1945")

note: Paul Tibbets was Colonel, not "Lt. Colonel," when he was the pilot of the Enola Gay.

 

The Little Boy generated an enormous amount of energy in terms of air pressure and heat. In addition, it generated a significant amount of radiation (Gamma ray and neutrons) that subsequently caused devastating human injuries.

 

The people who saw the Little Boy often say "We saw another sun in the sky when it exploded." The heat and the light generated by the Little Boy were far stronger than bombs which they had seen before. When the heat wave reached ground level it burnt all before it including people.

 

The strong wind generated by the bomb destroyed most of the houses and buildings within a 1.5 miles radius. When the wind reached the mountains, it was reflected and again hit the people in the city center. The wind generated by Little Boy caused the most serious damage to the city and people.

 

The radiation generated by the bomb caused long-term problems to those affected. Many people died within the first few months and many more in subsequent years because of radiation exposure. Some people had genetic problems which sometimes resulted in having malformed babies or being unable to have children.

 

It is believed that more than 140,000 people died by the end of the year. They were citizens including students, soldiers and Koreans who worked in factories within the city. The total number of people who have died due to the bomb is estimated to be 200,000.

 

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The A-Bombs used over Japan; Little Boy (left) and Fat Man (right)

Just three days after the bomb was dropped to Hiroshima, the second atomic bomb called "Fat Man" was dropped to Nagasaki. Though the amount of energy generated by the bomb dropped to Nagasaki was significantly larger than that of the Little Boy, the damage given to the city was slighter than that given to Hiroshima due to the geographic structure of the city. It is estimated that approximately 70,000 people died by the end of the year because of the bombing.

 

The volunteers who participated in this project, strongly believe that the world must learn about weapons of total destruction. We hope that the information presented here will help you understand the pain and devastation that nuclear weapons can cause. We don't want you to just feel sorry for the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the war inflicted untold pain and suffering on many people in Asia and the Pacific. Rather we want you to work with us to ensure that all of us can live in a safe world.

 

Ok naw i'm going to tel you a new story

 

 

[This message has been edited by MosJan (edited December 28, 2000).]

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One of the fun thinks in my business is that I meet many good People.

For the last 7 years I have been in this business ha have met many good People, many of them have become good friends and repeat costumers, and one of this customers is my best friend now, his Japanese, he has been in USA for over 17 years, the family has deep roots in Japanese government, His father has been in Army for many years, and now his a Government official.

Some time a go Sam ( my friend ) told me that his father is going to com to visit on Christmas time, I told him that I love to met his father, so on Sunday I stop by for coffee at his Hastings ranch house, to met his father.

After Sam introduced us to each other, we set dawn for coffee and Armenian KONYAK http://armenians.com/forum/smile.gif, Sam told Mr. Jon that I’m from Armenia, and that the KONYAK is Armenian Noh Nahapet, his father smiled.

Jon – Movses – I respect Armenians, in Tokyo ther are many Armenians now days,

Armenians are respected People in Japan. You guys are traditional like we are.

-Thank you Mr. Jon

Jon – you know that in 1945 US have dropped the A-bomb on Japan?

-Yes I know that 2 of them, (and start thinking – what has Armenia or Armenian Konyak has to do wit the A-bomb)

Jon – do you know why 2

- Yes - it was for Pearl Harbor, The Japanese took the Americans by surprise by attacking Pearl Harbor.

Jon – that was only part of it.

- Will he helped Russia and end the wore, and got even wit Japan for Pearl-Harbor

-He smiled-

Movses – by the end of the world wore 2 US and Turkey have become good friends, USA have had Strategic interests in that region, but Russia was going to get even wit Turks, during the 5 years of wore Turks have been helping Germany and getting ready to attack CCCP at any time his German friends told them to, in 1945 Stalin was sending Soviet Army to Armenia and naval Fleets to Black Sea, he had a plan to swap turkey of his feet. US have told Stalin many times that, and have worn Stalin on existents of an A-bomb, but Stalin was secretly sending more and more troops to Armenia and Georgia,

5 days before Stalin was going to attack turkey US have dropped a #1 a-bomb on Japan, Stalin was not Convinced, 3 days after US have dropped the #2 Bomb, this time it was much stronger damage, Stalin felt the impact in Moscow. After the Russian Spay plains came back and show Stalin the pictures and the proofs of the bomb Stalin have clad his troops back even tho Russian A-bomb was 99% ready to go . USA have proved to Stalin that he had a A-Bomb and he still has one more even bigger, just in case Stalin is not going to call his troops back.

Will this was the story Mr. Jon told me; a part of me was willing to belev the story a part of me was not. Part of me wonted to believe that Stalin was getting Eastern Armenia back to Armenia, part of me was not.

In last 3 days I have diging my books and asked so many of my friends and older Armenians if any one remembers something like this.

A man from Leninankan told me that in 1945 their was lots of troops in Leninankan and close by at Axuryan, That many of the solders even stayed in Armenia after the wore was over, empty buildings was given to Diaspora Armenians in 1946 - 47 after the solders leaf Armenia.

My good Neighbor (AYF member) tells me that AYF was evolved wit Russia in this; AYF was talking wit qurds in east turkey for help, in case that Russia will attack turkey.

Do you? Know anything regarding this?

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Mos Jan,

You can often here the stories about this events from the those who served in Tamayan Division. One of them told me that General Nver Safaryan was relived of his post for moving the division close to the border. And the division itself was reorganised, moved to near Moscow area. During the reorganisation almost all Armenians (who formed 98% of the Tamanyan Division) were discharged or reassined to other divisions, most of the high ranking officers being assined to the Far East.

 

The division was one of the most experienced ones in the whole Soviet Army. It was reinforced and renamed Tamanskaya Divisia after the battle near the Tamanski Peninsular at Crimea, where it defended a crucial pass to the Caucasus and lost almost all of its soldgers. After the reiforcement on ethnic basis, it went all the way from Crimea to Berlin.

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Mos Jan I know about this plan from a book published by Dashnak Party, "Hye Dat@". It was given to my by some of my Dashnak relatives. If you want I can give you some details about it. Stalin did not plan it to settle those lands by Armenians, but by Cossaks from Krosnadar region.

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Talking to some Turks lately, I have found that the allegations of Turkey's alliance with Nazi Germany are a mere Soviet propaganda. In fact Turkey has been more neutral than Switzerland. In fact, during the WWII, Turkey has been too week a country to enter into another war. Check the following Greek source: http://www.hri.org/docs/turkey.WWII.html

 

[This message has been edited by MJ (edited January 05, 2001).]

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Originally posted by MJ:
Talking to some Turks lately, I have found that the allegations of Turkey's alliance with Nazi Germany are a mere Soviet propaganda. In fact Turkey has been more neutral than Switzerland. [/url]

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This is not true, there have been quite a few books on the subject - and although I don't own any of them to directly quote you from them, I do remember their conclusions. Basically, during the early years of the war Turkey was seeking an alliance with Germany, but Germany didn't think she needed Turkey. Later, when Germany wanted an alliance, Turkey saw the way the war was going and decided to remain militarily neutral (but to continue with trade). One book I remember is "The Evasive Neutral" by Frank Webber, USA, 1979.

Steve