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Fat Man

United States of America · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1945Date range
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Chronological records

1945

Carl Spaatz9 August 1945

Nagasaki · Warfare / Nuclear

"Fat Man", an implosion-type plutonium-239 weapon, is used against the city of Nagasaki, Japan

Names involved

Carl Spaatz

Provenance

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