Atomic bomb test in new mexico on july 16th 1945. The document key events leading up to the 1945 bombing in hiroshima japan. The author than describes in detail. Thanks very much you can all hear me i hope. Thank you so much for coming on the most wonderful evening and this glorious city. Which my daughter has completely fallen a love with. Its great that you could all come here to this institute to hear about the atomic bomb. I havent really made any notes but i really want to talk to from the heart what this book is and what it means to me, and the journey that i have taken over the last two and a half years since i started the documentary. I was asked to make this documentary back in april 2003. By a friend of mine who owns a company in a london called line television. I did Everything Possible to resist the offer, to make this film. Not because the mommy was appalling which it was. But because this is a really terrifyingly difficult and complex and frightening and challenging subje
Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 it is simply a clinical description of what happened when that bomb dropped. Then im going to read you a little bit about the reaction from the enola gay when the plane was literally just diving away from the bomb having dropped it. Just to set a little background the city. There are three planes up there. One carries photographic instruments. One carries observers. The third is the enola gay which is carrying the bomb. The bomb is dropped over a teashaped bridge in the center of hiroshima, which looks from the air like fingers of an outstretched hand. A lot of rivers. And this bridge at the center. Very distinctly standing out from 30,000 feet. The bomb tumbles out of the bomb bay and it drops for 44 seconds through the air. Indeed, in tests that were done for this particular bomb design the ballistics of the bomb were very poor which meant it actually made the most terrible sound when it dropped. A lot of the scientists i spoke t
Walker talks about his boom shockwave. The story begins with the first atomic bomb in new mexico on july 16th, 1945. And documents key events leading up to the august 6th, 1945 bombing. Which the author then tribes in detail. Thanks very much. You can hear me i hope. Thank you for coming on actually the most wonderful evening in this glorious city, which my daughter has pleatly fallen in love with. And her first visit here. Its such a lovely evening. Its great you could come here and listen to Horror Stories about the atomic bomb. I want to talk to you from the heart about what this book is and what it means to me and the journey i have taken over the last two and a half years since i started the documentary. I was asked to make this documentary in april, 2003, by a friend of mine who i do everything to resist the offer to make this film. Not because the money was appalling, which was, but this is a terrifyingly difficult and complex and frightening and challenging subject to have to t
Resign immediately as the crisis sparked by a journalists murder engulfs his close ally. Also coming up fridays for future goes global again thousands of young people taking part in rallies around the world the call to action coming ahead of next weeks un climate summit. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us so we start with some breaking news maltose a Prime Minister joseph has told his associates that he will resign his position had been threatened threatened by the political and legal crisis brought about by the probe into the murder of journalist Stephanie Cutter want to go who was investigating government corruption when she was killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago angry protesters including a son have been demanding the Prime Ministers resignation although he has said he would. Stay in post until the Murder Investigation was complete earlier this week was cut former chief of staff keith tempering was arrested over alleged links to the case he was later released wit
Confirm the this suspect died of the same are now in a position to confirm that it has been declared a terrorist incident also coming up iraqs embattled Prime Minister announces his resignation protesters the central baghdad celebrating news which comes a day after Security Forces killed 40 protesters in clashes the country has been rocked by 2 months of grassroots antigovernment demonstrations plus fridays for a future goes global again thousands of young people taking part in rallies around the world a call to action coming ahead of next weeks un climate summit. We begin this broadcast in the u. K. Where in the capital London Police say they have shot and killed a man a London Bridge after at. 5 people were injured and a stabbing attack by a foot is posted on social media shows armed police wrestling down a man. Here is the video up several other men in civilian clothes one of whom appears to be holding a large knife back away while officials in a white truck which is parked across L