Ground Zero
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Disastrous War must not be repeated. The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the
central monument at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945. The most part of Nagasaki was destroyed, and
a tremendous number of lives were lost. And about 70,000 of Nagasaki’s 240,000 residents died
instantly, and up to 60,000 were injured.
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The radius of total destruction was about 1.6km, followed by fires across the northern portion of the
city to 3.2km south of the bomb.
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General information
| Address | Heiwakoen, Matsuyama-machi, Nagasaki-city |
| Access | 3 minuts walk from Heiwa-koen-shita Tram Station |
