Nagasaki

Nagasaki is a Japanese port city on Kyushu, known internationally as the second city destroyed by an atomic bomb, on August 9, 1945.

Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killing tens of thousands of people. The attack that made the city a defining site in nuclear history.
Nagasaki Prefecture: Nagasaki Prefecture is a Japanese prefecture in the northwest of Kyushu, including Nagasaki city and nearby islands. The city is the prefecture’s capital and largest urban center.
Nuclear fission: Nuclear fission is the splitting of an atomic nucleus, releasing energy and additional neutrons. Fat Man released explosive energy through a rapid fission chain reaction.
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the United States’ nuclear attacks on Japanese cities in August 1945. Nagasaki’s destruction was the second and final wartime use of an atomic bomb.
Nagasaki Port: Nagasaki Port is a harbor on Japan’s western coast, historically important for trade and maritime traffic. The harbor made the city a center of overseas exchange.
Fat Man: Fat Man was the plutonium implosion bomb detonated over Nagasaki. The weapon whose explosion devastated the city.
Dejima: Dejima was an artificial island in Nagasaki that served as a Dutch trading post during Japan’s period of restricted foreign contact. Its trade made Nagasaki a rare gateway between Japan and Europe.
Plutonium: Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element used as fissile material in nuclear weapons. The Nagasaki bomb used plutonium-239 as its fission fuel.
Japan’s surrender: Japan’s surrender ended its participation in World War II in August 1945. Nagasaki was bombed days before Japan announced its surrender.
Nagasaki trade: Nagasaki trade was Japan’s organized exchange with foreign merchants through the port city, especially during the Edo period. Trade brought foreign goods and knowledge into a largely closed Japan.

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