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Did the united states launch a ballistic missile on hiroshima

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Analysis

The claim that the United States launched a ballistic missile on Hiroshima is not supported by historical evidence or credible sources. The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, was delivered by a B-29 bomber aircraft named Enola Gay, not by any ballistic missile. The development and use of ballistic missiles by the U.S. occurred later during the Cold War era, long after World War II. None of the provided sources, despite being mostly non-trusted and somewhat tangential, indicate that a ballistic missile was used in the Hiroshima attack. Instead, they discuss nuclear weapons, missile technology, and arms control agreements in later periods. The well-documented historical consensus confirms that the Hiroshima bombing was an air-delivered atomic bomb, not a missile strike.

Sources

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Book Review: From Hiroshima to New START
armscontrol.org○ Unverified
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Fact Sheet: The Basics of Nuclear Weapons
armscontrolcenter.org○ Unverified

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