×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Thursday
27
Aug 2026
weather symbol
Athens 35°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> World

How powerful were the 1945 atomic bombs compared to today’s nuclear weapons? (infographic)

Nagasaki and Hiroshima are the only instances nuclear weapons were used in human history against cities

Newsroom August 6 04:11

Δείτε περισσότερα άρθρα μας στα αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης

Add Protothema.gr on Google

August 6 marks the day the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb named “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, Nagasaki was also the target of an atomic bomb named “Fat Man”. These remain the only wartime nuclear attacks in history. How do those two weapons compare to the most powerful warheads in the world today?

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#atomic bomb#comparison#Hiroshima#Nagasaki#nuclear weapons#weapons
> More World

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

The trap thousands of heirs overlook: Woman opened her deceased husband’s safe-deposit box and was fined €1,000

August 27, 2026

Priceless Bronze Age Villena Treasure stolen from Spanish museum in overnight raid

August 27, 2026

New study links gender ideology support to higher tolerance for left-wing political violence

August 27, 2026

Greece’s €4.77 billion climate plan gets green light from European Commission

August 27, 2026

Moves by Ankara over F-35s: Deal signed with lobbying firm linked to Trump

August 27, 2026

Greece–Cyprus Cable: The “Formula” for Restarting the GSI and the Role of French Company Meridiam

August 27, 2026

New provocation by Turkey over Rhodes: Creation of UAV base is a violation of the island’s demilitarized status

August 27, 2026

Sturgeon Moon and partial lunar eclipse set to light up Greek skies on Friday

August 27, 2026
All News

> Greece

In reverence, the emotional deposition in Jerusalem, see photos & video

The Holy Temple of the Resurrection opened after many days due to the war between Israel and Iran

April 10, 2026

In the final stretch for the accreditation of joint master’s degrees: Aiming for their launch in the coming academic year

April 10, 2026

Schedule for Epitaph Procession today (10/4)

April 10, 2026

Perfect weather for Easter excursions, according to Tsatrafyllia’s forecast

April 10, 2026

Easter in Greece: The customs that continue in Greek tradition – From Nafpaktos to Corfu

April 10, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα