This case is an example of use of a GBU-12 launched from a Reaper UAV. Prior to this strike, the Reaper’s crew provided surveillance assistance to a successful coalition strike that eliminated an Islamic State group sniper team in the same area.

While the war in Europe had ended in April, fighting in the Pacific continued between Japanese forces and U.S. troops. In late July, President Harry Truman called for Japan’s surrender with the Potsdam Declaration. The declaration promised “prompt and utter destruction” if Japan did not surrender. Symptoms appearing within a short time of the bombing were called acute effects. The distinctive characteristic of the A-bomb was its massive emission of radiation. Radiation destroys cells, bone marrow and other blood-forming functions, causing serious damage to human bodies. Many survivors with no external injuries whatsoever suddenly lost their hair, vomited blood, became covered with purple spots and died.The United States and Soviet Union took the lead in negotiating an international agreement to halt the further spread of nuclear weapons in 1968. As shown in Table 1, there is a 10% risk of being incapacitated at a 250 m distance from the point of detonation, and a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) risk of being incapacitated at 425 m. The manufacturer states that the Mk 82 is designed to produce fragments that vary in weight from 0.2 g to 20 g, which will be travelling at an initial velocity of between 760 m/s to 2,440 m/s (Ordtech, 2016). In practice, the Mk 82 produces some fragments that are much larger than the stated 20 g.

The bomb detonated 600 meters above ground, and the cloud created by the rapidly expanded air blew upward fast and high, eventually reaching the stratosphere. The cap of the mushroom spread over several kilometers and was observed with fear and trepidation from distant locations in Hiroshima and even in other prefectures. North Korea initially signed the NPT treaty, but announced its withdrawal from the agreement in 2003. Since 2006, North Korea has openly tested nuclear weapons, drawing sanctions from various nations and international bodies. UK Ministry of Defence: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/british-forces-air-strikes-in-iraq-monthly-list/november-2015When everything combustible had burned, the fire died down. In the burned ruins lay the charred corpses of those who were trapped under buildings and burned alive. Countless people-adults, children, men and women-suffered this terrifying fate. Figure 4. The Mk 82 aircraft bomb fitted with different tail units (source: Zone-Five forum http://zone-five.net/showthread.php?t=25432). The only peaceful way to prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb is to place a "clear red line" on uranium enrichment, Netanyahu said.