Growing mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb detonation in Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945. Note the approaching shock wave that the soldiers in the foreground are apparently not yet aware of.

Caption     Growing mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb detonation in Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945. Note the approaching shock wave that the soldiers in the foreground are apparently not yet aware of. ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 9 Aug 1945
Photos at Same Place Nagasaki, Japan
Added By David Stubblebine
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