Nagasaki

Definition

Nagasaki is a city in Japan that was the target of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United States during World War II, on August 9, 1945. This event played a significant role in ending the war.

Related terms

Atomic Bomb: A weapon with great explosive power that results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of heavy elements such as plutonium or uranium.

Hiroshima: The Japanese city on which the first atomic bomb was dropped by U.S. forces on August 6, 1945.

World War II: A global conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945 involving many world's nations organized into two opposing military alliances - Allies and Axis powers.