The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, 1945
August 9, 2008 6:28 am Terrorism versus aerial bombingThe Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, 1945, The Manhattan Project’s Interactive History
As with the estimates of deaths at Hiroshima, it will never be known for certain how many people died as a result of the atomic attack on Nagasaki. The best estimate is 40,000 people died initially, with 60,000 more injured. By January 1946, the number of deaths probably approached 70,000, with perhaps ultimately twice that number dead total within five years. For those areas of Nagasaki affected by the explosion, the death rate was comparable to that at Hiroshima.