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Lost A-Bombs

The tiny Pacific island of Tinian played a critical role during World War II when it was chosen as the top-secret assembly and launch point for the atomic bombs Fat Man and Little Boy. Deployed in August 1945, those bombs helped end the war, but what isn’t well known is that the United States was prepared to drop more atomic bombs if the Japanese hadn’t surrendered. Tinian was positioned to be a veritable bomb factory...

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  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network National Geographic
  • Created May 13, 2010 by
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