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NHK Documentaries - Mach Stem: The Nagasaki Bombing Intensified

Seizoen: 2014 - Aflevering: 5 / 90 - Eerst uitgezonden: 04 oktober 2014 - Episode ID: 1039369

In 1945, US forces dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Last year, photos and a map of the aftermath were found, detailing the bomb's destructive mechanism. They showed how the Mach stem - a shock wave that hyper-intensified the power of the initial blast - was responsible for destroying buildings with increasing force 500 meters from ground zero. Through a simulation of the blast and interviews with survivors, this program reveals how the bomb was exploded to maximize its catastrophic effect.