Why America Nuked Japan. Twice.

Video Description

80 years ago the world changed forever when America dropped the first ever Nuclear Weapon over Hiroshima, just 3 days later, Nagasaki suffered the same terrible fate. In this video, IWM's Head of Public History, Dr James Bulgin, takes us through these events and answers the question: Were the bombs really the only reason Japan surrendered? This video contains images of burn victims that may be disturbing to some viewers. 00:00 - America's big secret 01:28 - Why America needed it to work 02:32 - How to deliver the bomb? 05:00 - Deciding where to target 06:05 - The bomb is dropped 07:33 - The aftermath 10:45 - The world learns 11:10 - The second bomb is dropped 13:05 - The meaning of the second bomb 14:10 - Reasons for Japan's surrender 15:14 - Why it changed everything 16:15 - A new era for humanity 17:27 - Japan remembers Explore and licence the film clips used in this video: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/_v2mOBEAg Follow IWM on social media: x.com/I_W_M instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums facebook.com/iwm.london tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums Attributions: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Keir_Starmer_attends_the_G20_Summit_in_Brazil_(54150292910).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20181111_Hiroshima_Memorial_Cenotaph-1.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_before_and_after_bombing.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enola_Gay_(plane).jpg