What was the war? NHK Special "Confidential Information Not Used to Atomic bomb Destroy"

I would like to summarize the NHK special "NHK Special" broadcasted on Saturday, October 29, 2011, to the digest as intact as much as possible.
Through the program that was a documentary program on the atomic bomb explosion, I wanted to think again about "what was war".

In March 1945, which was during the Second World War, Tokyo was subjected to a major air raid by the B-29 formation of the USA. So, in April "army special information department", a unit directly under the staff headquarters, was secretly placed in Suginami Ward Tokyo.

The mission of the unit, even its presence was strictly confidential, was to intercept the Morse code transmitted by the B - 29. That unit consisted of over 100 people and was assigned the duty 24 hours a day.

All Morse code transmitted by B - 29 was encrypted and it was impossible to decipher its contents, but there was a part of the signal which was not encrypted.
It is called "call/sign" which is attached first, and it always consisted of the initial letter V and 3 digit figures such as "V - 530".

When carefully chasing the call sign, the intelligence unit noticed that the first number was decided by each island where the US military bases were.
It is Saipan - V 400 series, Guam - V 500 series, Tinian - 700 series, so if they intercept even a call sign, they could predict how many B - 29s from that island it flew away.
Of course, the confidential information was conveyed from the special information department to the general staff headquarters.
B-29

But one time suddenly a new unit using the V-600 series from Tinian base appeared.
Until now it consists of more than 100 B-29 units, while the new unit is an unusually few units consisting of 12 to 13 units, so the special information division uses the V-600 series B-29 as "special Mission equipment ", They warned with increasing the number of watchers.

”We started calling it under the name "special mission aircraft"

”They thought that it was very strange. And they were chasing it hard."

Of course, the new troops that used the V-600 series were the atomic bombing submarines.
By the way, Japan also had a chance to develop atomic bombs in spring around 1960.
However, due to a lack of materials and intensified air raids, Japan has abandoned the atomic bomb development at the end of June 1945.
Immediately after that the US military succeeded in the atomic bomb test in the US / New Mexico province in 1945, the information was also transmitted to the central part of the Japanese army, but whether Japan did not want to admit the success of the US military. Japan has not announced that it is an "atomic bomb".
However, according to the scholar who engaged in the development, he says "It can not be noticed if it is an atomic bomb."

(The photo was the atomic bomb explosion unit, the 509 hybrid group)

About 3 o'clock on August 6, 1945, the Special Information Department intercepted the "V-600 series" headed for Japan and soon got nervous.
After sending a short radio wave to Washington, the aircraft hit the Tinian base with the electricity of the content "We are in the process of going on."
At that time, in the army headquarters under Hiroshima Castle Basement, I was watching overnight standing, for the air raid to Nishinomiya, Imabari, and Ube, which had been in the earlier stages.

About 7:20 which is about 1 hour before the drop, the special information division caught the B - 29 invading the bungo water supply. After that, B-29 that uses the V-600 series again emitted radio waves at Bungo Water Route, and also emitted short radio waves over Hiroshima.
The special information department, which he perceived as probably "weather reconnaissance aircraft", immediately told the military staff headquarters that "This is a terrific, not A terrible situation!"

”When an airplane makes a radio wave, it is roughly a meteorological reconnaissance”

"This is a terrific, not terrible situation!"

But, They will not contact the helicopter headquarters in Hiroshima, which was strengthening its vigilance, from the General Staff Headquarters, and the headquarters of Hiroshima will cancel the alert system.
There was no fighter aircraft before the B - 29 Enola · Gay with an atomic bomb, and there was no artillery fire by a high-fire gun.
And at 8:15 of destiny, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima citizens who had been defenseless, and many precious lives were robbed.

”A special reconnaissance plane passed through the sky above Hiroshima and sent a short phone.”

On August 7, the staff headquarters internally admitted that the bombs dropped were atomic bombs, but they did not admit that they were atomic bombs outside.
Nevertheless, on August 8, the General Staff Headquarters is giving a ceremony to honor the Special Information Department as "They have identified the call sign of the atomic bomb."
The executive says who was information staff gave a cheeky word saying, "You guys, everyone, you got a nice job, and we will track and destroy airplanes all if similar call signs came out next time" at the ceremony.
Following the words, the next atomic bomb-dropping airplane should not be able to pass through.
But, the special information department caught that the B - 29 which uses the V - 600 series again flew off Tinian Island in early August 9 th. Lieutenant Daejeon, who actually intercepted this call sign, immediately informs the central department as "a bomb is dropped somewhere in Japan after several hours!"
Materials supporting the fact that the information was transmitted to the general staff headquarters are found in the "Defense Research Center War History Division".
The document was the scrawl of Colonel Staff of the then chiefs of the General Staff of the General Staff, "I was aware of the communication beforehand 5 hours before the (Nagasaki Atomic Bomb) drop". " In other words, around 11:02 on Nagasaki 5 o'clock in the morning around 6 o'clock, it was informed that the special mission aircraft (atomic bomb dropping aircraft) was headed to Japan again at the headquarters staff.

"The military was aware of it beforehand" "5 hours before the bombing to Nagasaki"

The B-29 box car, which was caught by the information department, was approaching Kyushu around 9:00 am with the atomic bomb "Fat Man" loaded.
It was for going to KOKURA which is the first target drop point.
But Kokura's sky was covered with thick clouds, the box car changed its way to Nagasaki, the second target of the investigation.

”box carr"　

At that time, Omura in Nagasaki Prefecture had a naval air base, which was a base for air defense around Kyushu, Omura Airways and the 352 Aircraft Corps were ready for the B-29 formation.
Minoru Honda who was a pilot of a fighter "Shiden Kai" who could rise to high altitude and attack B - 29 in units belonging to Omura base group waited for sort order and was waiting at the base.

On August 6, Mr. Honda witnessed the moment the atomic bomb exploded above Hiroshima on the way home from Hyogo to Omura. Even though He do not understand the atomic bomb, if the new bomb was shocked by instantly changing the city into scorched land, and the B - 29 came here to drop the bomb this time, He swore to his heart despite hitting to B-29.

(Mr. Honda in the center)

"Shiden Kai" who was in charge of interception of B-29 along with Raiden, Gekkou, Zero Fighter"

But. Honda et al. Were not ordered to sortie. The task given to Mr. Honda who said that he actually dropped the B - 29 was to carry severely injured people from Nagasaki to a naval hospital.

While the box car was approaching Nagasaki every moment, the upper army of the army was holding the Supreme War Leader Conference. Especially at 10:30 a report was reported that the Soviet Army declared a battlefield and attacked Manchuria and discussed whether to accept the "Potsdam Declaration", but one of the most worrying things was "Surrender In case, it seems that they were worried that they would be tried as war criminals. "

"10:30am 9th August "

At 11: 02. Even then again, no atomic bomb warning was issued, and an atomic bomb burst over Nagasaki citizens.

What Mr. Honda saw as the role of carrying injured people was the appearance of the atomic bomb victims who were burned all over the body who could no longer understand both men and women, and became lumps of meat.
Mr. Honda says that there was no choice but to cry as "such a terrible thing is forgiven by the world!" Also, as a soldier, I am really sorry, sorry · · ·".

Honda knows the fact that the upper layer of the army caught the existence of atomic bomb-dropping machines five hours ago only after 66 years since the war.

Former Japanese army pilot　　”Nagasaki has never been bombed if the HQ is even issuing a sortie command at that time”

Former Japanese army pilot　　”Nagasaki has never been bombed if the HQ is even issuing a sortie command at that time”

"Is it the appearance of Japan? If We forgive such a thing, this is going to happen again!"
This is Mr. Honda's conclusion.

At the end of the war, the Special Information Department is ordered to incinerate all records and materials, including interception records, by order, for evidence to destroy evidence.
Even the existence of the special information department was made to be "nothing" · · ·.