Hiroshima – Short Film

We have spent more than $2 billion on the greatest scientific gamble in history. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe.

With this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction. That bomb has more power than 20,000 tons of TNT. We shall destroy their docks their factories, and their communications.

Let there be no mistake we shall completely destroy Japan's power to make war. Enola Gay, this is command. You’re clear for takeoff.

Over. Copy that, Command. Commencing take off now.

Over. Command, this is Enola Gay. We are approaching the initial point.

Over. Roger, Enola Gay. Confirm weather conditions and visibility over Hiroshima.

Over. Weather is clear and visibility is excellent, Command. Wind speed at altitude is within acceptable parameters for bomb release.

Over. Over confirmed payload status, Enola Gay. Over.

Little Boy is secure and armed. Safety mechanisms have been disengaged. Over.

Enola Gay to command. We are currently at 31,000 feet. Adjusting course for final approach.

Over. You are clear to proceed, Enola Gay. We need to hit the Aioi Bridge for maximum impact.

What's the payload status? Over. Payload is ready for deployment.

Maintaining speed and altitude for optimal drop trajectory. Over. Godspeed, Enola Gay.

Command out. Enola Gay to command. Bomb away.

Roger that, Enola Gay. Begin post-release maneuvering protocol. A short time ago, an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima.

We have won. What has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science in history. We knew the world would not be the same.

A few people. . laughed, a few people cried.

Most people were silent. Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. We should strive not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is evil.

This is just in, ladies and gentlemen. President Truman just announced the first-ever use of a new, secret weapon. an atomic bomb of unparalleled strength.

The bomb was deployed 16 hours ago and engulfed Hiroshima in a mushroom of fire. Japanese officials have confirmed the immediate loss of over 78,000 lives following the blast, with the total number of casualties now exceeding 130,000. President Trauma has called for Japan to surrender or expect a rain of ruin from the air the like of which has never been seen on this Earth.

Sir, at the time that you first found out about the atomic bomb, did you regard it as a curse or a blessing to mankind? Well, I thought it was a blessing. And I thought it could be used and made a blessing.

I never worried about its being a curse. I wanted a weapon that could win the war, and it did. That’s what I was interested in.