Tinian
Americannoun
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That Boeing B-29 bombers that would carry the bombs had already been assembled on Tinian Island, 1,500 miles south of Japan, and the military decision to use the bombs was preordained.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023
She described an encounter at the Tinian mayor’s office with 20 military personnel, including a lawyer from the Pentagon, with whom she ended up in a bitter argument.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Officials also declared all-clear on Rota, Saipan and Tinian on Thursday.
From Washington Times • May 25, 2023
Tinian was the launching point for the Enola Gay atomic bomb attacks against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
Taking a break in the Tinian officers’ club with Serber and Phil Morrison, a theoretical physicist from Berkeley, he remembered Ryokichi Sagane and his two-year sojourn at the Rad Lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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