Hiroshima

Resources:

Truman Library: "The Decision to Drop the Bomb"

"The Effects of the Bombings" - a survey by the US Military

Primary Documents regarding the Bomb.

The Manhattan Project from the US DOE.

Transcript of the phone call to the director of Manhattan Project following Hiroshima.

The Scientific Story of Hiroshima.

The City and bombing mapped.

Photos of Hiroshima: Time, Illinois,

Fr. Seimes' eyewitness account.

Little Boy description and animation.

The Crew of the Enola Gay on the decision to drop the bomb.

The View from the POW camps.

Hersey's publication history.

Hersey's life: NYT Obituary,

Interview with Hersey in 1986.

The Ethical Arguments:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Albert Einstein's letter against the dropping of the bomb.

Pope Francis' remarks from August 9, 2015.