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
It is the southernmost in an island chain also including Rota, Tinian and Saipan — names notable for World War II battles.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
History: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for American planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 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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