This page contains some pictures relating to the subject about the dropping of the A-bomb, and some poems that were written by the victims.

To the Lost

When loquats bloom
When peach blossoms in the peach mountain bloom
When almonds are as big as the tip of the little
finger
My boys
Please come.                         

                                              - Yamanda Kazuko

The Wind

Knocking on the door of the back entrance.
Who is it?
Koto koto koto koto
Shaking the gate in passing
Who is it?
Mom's working on a slide job at home
Mom's waiting
Mom still has your briefs & unershirts

                                              - Yamanda Kazuko

XX-34 BADGER, part of Operation Upshot-Knothole, was a 23 kiloton tower shot fired April 18, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.

NF-12187 Sedan Crater was formed when a 100 kt. Explosive buried under 635 feet of desert alluvium was fired at the NTS on July 6, 1962, displacing 12 million tons of earth. The crater is 320 feet deep and 1,280 feet in diameter.

XX-12 GRABLE was fired on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. A 280mm artillery gun fired the 15 kiloton nuclear shell. This was the only time a nuclear artillery shell was ever fired.

This picture was taken after the bombing on Hiroshima. This child's burns on his back were from the radiation that was released from the A-bomb.