Temperatures in the middle of the bomb reached around 5400 to 7200 degrees Fahrenheit. Within an instant, the victims trapped in the center of the bomb were instantly vaporized, and left as nothing but a cloud of smoke or a pile of ash. Buildings miles away hurled glass shards from windows, striking civilians, and trapping others under piles of rubble. If citizens were not buried under scrap and ash, they were hit by a thermal wave, “melt[ing] eyeballs of some who had stared in wonder at the blast” and also “burned off facial features and seared skin all over the body into peeling, draping strips” (Gray, Paul, and Kunii). A good majority of these victims were innocent children, women, and everyday people who did not deserve such a fate.…