Some members by private message have expressed interest in multi-faceted symbolism of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan, here we have to be very careful as the symbolism of "Fatman" and "Little Boy" is hotly disputed, and leaves us mystified, however i feel i can work it out for you!
I would like to deal with firstly, the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, why was it targeted? The areas of symbolism must be peeled away carefully, but we know that the Mitsubishi-Urakami Ordnance Works was based in in Nagasaki, it was destroyed in the blast, it just happened to be the factory that manufactured the type 91 torpedoes used in the attack on Pearl harbor that sunk the Pacific Naval Fleet.
Link below:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Man
We need to get more into the code names for these bombs....Fat Man, some say was named after Churchill, Political war time leaders would never want to be associated with something so controversial as a bomb that killed so many civilians, after it could become political dynamite, politicians see it might hurt them, thus Churchill would have never agreed to that symbolism, it is wrong, link expressing this is below:-
http://atomicbombmus...irstbombs.shtml
You will note by wrong symbolism that Hiroshima bomb named "Little Boy", some say it was a reference to President Franklin Roosevelt, easy target he had died in April 1945, but relatives would not want that symbolism, what polician would want that symbolism, slowly but surely we will get to the multi-faceted true symbolism.
Did USA want to change religion in Japan? During W.W.2. the government of Japan forced every subject to practice "State Shinto" and admit the Emperor was divine, when United States occupied Japan in 1945, State Shinto was abolished, today Buddhism is massive in Japan, is there any symbolism in this? By mistake there is!
http://en.wikipedia....ligion_in_Japan
A common mistake by those that don't follow Buddhism is that statues of Hotei are Buddha, notice how fat he is (Fat Man), on links below:-
http://www.dailybudd...om/archives/442
http://www.fengshuim...laughing-buddha
We have a long way to go yet in interpretation of Fat Man and Little Boy, mystery cults and knights Templar love symbolism, i'll continue soon!
Edited by monk 56, 11 October 2012 - 09:54 AM.