Unlike the other target cities, Nagasaki had not been placed off limits to bombers by the Joint Chiefs of Staff's July 3 directive, and was bombed on a small scale five times.
Tidak seperti kota target lainnya, Nagasaki tidak dikeluarkan dari jalur pesawat pengebom sesuai surat perintah Kepala Staf Gabungan tanggal 3 Juli dan dibom kecil-kecilan sebanyak lima kali.