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
Bomb test in new mexico on july 16th, 1945. Documents key events leading up to the august 6th, 1945 bombing of hiroshima, japan. The author then describes in detail. Thanks very much. You all hear me i hope. Thank you so much for coming actually the most wonderful evening in this glorious city, which my daughter, over there, has completely fallen in love with. Her first visit here. It is such a lovely evening, it is great that you all come here to listen to Horror Stories about the atomic bomb. I havent really made any notes by this because i really wanted to talk to you about the heart on what this book is and what it means to me and the journey that i have taken over the last really 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 has a company in london called line television. I did Everything Possible to resist the offered to make this film. Not because the money was appalling, which it was, but ac
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About 7 hours to disport little beat Manchester United 16 points clear at the top of the premier league but the slip up for title chasing interval and italy out to a draw by struggle. We begin in berlin where libyas warring sides and World Leaders have agreed on a final communique the u. N. Backed peace conference it was announced by the german chancellor Angela Merkel she hosted 12 World Leaders including the president s of Turkey Russia and the u. K. They agreed to extend the temporary truce in libya in the hope that it will develop into a full ceasefire Angela Merkel emphasize the need for a political solution to end years of conflict. Everyone with an agreement including the regional organizations the arab league the e. U. And of course the African Union that we need a political solution its become evident in the last few weeks that there is no chance for a military solution which could only increase the suffering of the libyan people. Parties to engage in libya known to live in a
Food security at risk. So that libyas warring sides and World Leaders have agreed to help secure a fragile truce in the hope it will develop into a full ceasefire at a summit in germany they also committed to ending all foreign meddling in the conflict and to uphold a weapon zimbabwe. Has more now from berlin. It was the most important gathering to an conflict in many years but from the start german chancellor Angela Merkel was struggling to narrow differences between libyas rivals Prime Minister of the typically based government of National Accord phases with used to sit down with warlords. Leaving merkel shuttling back and forth. To convince beige powers to help secure a permanent cease fire and stop the flow of arms into the war torn country. Not only in their. Everyone with in agreement including the regional organizations the arab league a un of course the African Union that we need a political solution its become evident in the last few weeks that there is no chance for a militar