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The First Aircraft To Drop An Atomic Bomb In History

It's 70 years since the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, instantly killing 80,000 people in the first ever atomic attack.

The thought of using a nuclear weapon is a heavy one and when the first was dropped on Hiroshima it sparked conversations all over the world.

"What does it mean to have nuclear power?"..."How should it be used?"... all this started with one aircraft, the Enola Gay.

More: Who Has Dropped What Since Hiroshima?

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