Transcription: The newly developed atomic bomb was successfully tested on July 16 at Alamogordo, New Mexico. Most scientists had expected an explosion the equivalent of detonating a thousand tons of TNT. The actual results yielded close to 20,000 tons. Fat Man exploded on a 100-foot tower, creating an enormous ball of orange fire with temperatures three times that of the sun's interior. The fireball quickly mushroomed to a height of 10,000 feet. The explosion left a barren crater 1,200 feet across. Awed by the result of the test, scientists and military planners debated the use of the bomb to end the war wit ...
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