Atomic Bomb, Physical Damage, Nagasaki, 11/04/1945 - 11/09/1945

This meticulous archival footage, filmed between November 4 and 9, 1945, peels back the layers of devastation left by the atomic bomb "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Captured by the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) Physical Damage Team, the film zeroes in on bridge #10’s twisted displacement, shattered machine shops, and buckled concrete floors—all within a mile of ground zero. Watch Majors Dragnet and Fletcher inspect flash-burned tiles, while Lt. Commander Pace and Lt. Smith measure lingering radiation near Nagasaki Prison with Geiger counters. From toppled lathes to the Urakami Cathedral’s fallen dome, this haunting record grips history buffs and those tracing the atomic blast’s brutal imprint on a city’s bones.