Nuclear Attack

Nuclear Attack
Artist	Sabaton
Album	Attero Dominatus (2006)
Length	04:09
Music	Brodén
Lyrics	Brodén

Tracklist
1. Attero Dominatus
2. Nuclear Attack
3. Rise Of Evil
4. In The Name Of God
5. We Burn
6. Angels Calling
7. Back In Control
8. Light In The Black
9. Metal Crüe
10. Für Immer (Doro cover)
11. Långa Bollar På Bengt (Svenne Rubins cover)
12. Metal Medley (Metal Machine/Metal Crüe (Live In Falun 2008)
13. Nightchild
14. Primo Victoria (Demo Version)

Nuclear Attack is the second song on Attero Dominatus album by Sabaton.

Information

• Played live from 2006 to 2010.
• Professional recordings: World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea - Live At Rockstad: Falun 2008 DVD.
• Around 2010/2011, the band made a strictly limited batch of t-shirts with the song. (see the artwork on the right)

Historic fact

The Allies of World War II called for the unconditional surrender of the Empire of Japan with the Potsdam Declaration on 26 July 1945 or face “prompt and utter destruction”. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki responded to the declaration with Mokusatsu, a Japanese term that has no direct translation in any European language and is even ambiguous in Japanese. The word can translate innocuously as “to refrain from comment” or offensively as “to treat with silent contempt” and many similar meanings in-between. The Domei News Agency, unsure of which meaning Suzuki meant, chose the more offensive meaning when translating the statement into English for transmittal on the 28th of July. The first atomic bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy”, detonated over Japan was dropped by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay” on the manufacturing city of Hiroshima 6 August 1945, at approximately 08:16. With a flash of electromagnetic radiation, an overpressure shockwave of 34 kPa (5 psi), and temperatures in excess of 6,000 C (10,830 F), the bomb decimated everything within a 1.75km (1.1mi) radius of the blast center. The shells of approximately 50 heavily reinforced, earthquake-resistant concrete structures were all that remained standing in the aftermath of the explosion. Hiroshima’s devastation failed to elicit immediate Japanese surrender therefore three days later the second atomic bomb, nicknamed “Fat Man”, was detonated over Japan. Dropped by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Bockscar” on the industrial city of Nagasaki 9 August 1945, at approximately 11:02. At noon on 15 August 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced his county’s unconditional surrender. [Fan generated content by: Joe Arino]

Lyrics

Prepare for nuclear attack Dropped from Enola, a city erased Threat of the future displayed A power unheard of a power unseen Flash out of nowhere, the sky is burning At 8:16 a.m. Tokyo control realized something was wrong Reports of explosions, destruction and pain Air raid from hell city gone in a blaze August in black, B-29's turning back Warned but did not heed (Prepare for nuclear attack) Extermination (Strike back) Chose not to believe (Another nuclear attack) From the southeast came the second attack Threat of tomorrow unveiled 11:02 a.m. on the 9th of august Over the valley, like ball lightning The bomb detonates and the land turns to waste Barren for decades to come The factories burning, the steelworks destoyed Surrender your war else you'll perish in flames Second attack, B-29's turning back Warned but did not heed (Prepare for nuclear attack) Extermination (Strike back) Chose not to believe (Another nuclear attack) August in black, B-29's coming back Another, another, another (nuclear attack) Warned but did not heed (Prepare for nuclear attack) Extermination (Strike back) Chose not to believe (Another nuclear attack) Warned but did not heed (Prepare for nuclear attack) Extermination (Strike back) Chose not to believe (Another nuclear attack) (A nuclear attack)