It was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, the second atomic bomb, "Fat Man" (a plutonium implosion- type bomb), was dropped on Nagasaki.
What is 'Little Boy'?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2020 · Topic: World Wars (End of World War II: Atomic bombing of Japan, Defeat of Axis powers)
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