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प्रश्न
Which man-made nuclear disaster shook the world during World War 2? Give details.
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उत्तर
Man-made intentional nuclear disaster which shook the world during World War II was the attacks carried out on Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan by the United States in August 1945. The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan killed around one lakh people and injured an equal number. The two bombs were nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ and ‘Fat Man’. It caused the collapse of social, political and economic establishments across the globe.
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