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Old 09-01-2008
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Re: The A Bombs Of Japan: necessary ???

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Originally Posted by AJG View Post
Make more . Couldn't we?


Eventually. The only ones we had (Fat Man and Little Boy) were prototypes, it isn't like we had a production line set up. We didn’t even know if they’d work. I can’t find production rates, but I think it’s safe to assume it would have taken months at least to produce another bomb, and weeks to ship it to Okinawa.
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