The Atomic Bomb

... " (Killingray). But, was the use of atomic warfare necessary? Was it too harsh and cruel to the Japanese? The first question for the United States Government is this: Should we or should we not drop the bomb. The atomic bomb is the subject of much controversy. Since its first detonation in 1945, the entire world has felt the aftershocks of the blast. Issues concerning Nuclear Weapons sparked the Cold War. Dropping the atomic bomb was a major factor in ... Japan's decision to accept the terms laid out at the Potsdam agreement otherwise ... ...

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... had a desire to minimize what he felt would inevitably be a long, bloody struggle. Stimson, Truman and the others believed the invasion of the Japanese mainland would be extremely costly, and therefore embraced the bomb as a military weapon. He decided to use the atomic bomb until the Japanese surrendered. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought us into a war, which we tried hard to stay out of. We ... 422,000 to 383,000 people. Around 40 percent of Nagasaki was destroyed. Even with all of this destruction it was studied that the atomic explosions used only 0.1% of their explosive c...

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... the first explosion of an atomic bomb occurred (Badash). This was the first time anyone saw the power of the atomic bomb in action. The men who dropped the atomic bomb were unaware of the danger of the heat or light let off by the atomic bomb. Some men looked at it when it exploded and became temporarily blinded. There were two different types of atomic bombs built. The "Little Boy- is one of the too atomic bombs. This bomb is a Uranium bomb. The ... exploded, it generated a temperature of about 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This heat spread for about 1/8 mile from the center of the explosi...

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... . The atomic bomb was necessary to end the war. Through out the war president Harry Truman first had to make the decision to drop the atomic bomb, then the dropping of the bomb, and then after the bomb was dropped. The decision to drop the atomic bomb was made by president Harry Truman. Truman had many good reasons of dropping the atomic bomb. Truman decided to put many years of nuclear warfare research to use when he choose to use the atomic bomb. The bomb was ... . The atomic bomb was necessary to end the war. Through out the war president Harry Truman first had to make the decision to ...

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... retaliation," (HIST, 436) the United States began their own research to develop their own such bomb, which would eventually become the atomic bomb. The research, studying and testing of this atomic bomb received the code name the Manhattan project. President Truman was the one who made the decision to use the atomic bomb, and one of the most admirable things about president Truman was that despite the scrutiny of the use of the atomic bomb, he stood his ground in ... the decision he made, he didn't try to ... ...

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... already thought of the idea of making an atomic bomb, such as, England. Japan had already started the actual procedure of making an atomic bomb. The United States was curious and worried about how the Germans were doing on their construction of the atomic bomb. The United States knew nothing about the production of the atomic bomb by the Germans nor the Japanese. "An assumption commonly made about the Japan and why they did not finish the bomb first was that ... even making an atomic bomb to use in war" (Spector, 552). The Manhattan Project ended in 1945 when the atomic bomb was produce...

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... it is absolutely necessary. The second document entitled "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb- was written by Henry L. Stimson. It clearly shows the strong opinions of Stimson in reference to the dropping of the atomic bomb. He says that the Germans had experimental achievement of atomic fusion, and they were continuing their studies and experimentation. So that the Germans would not be the first to the battlefield with the new weapon, the United States experimented on ... . 421). In this second document, it is very obvious that Henry Stimson is pushing for the dropping of the atomic bom...

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... on the citizens below, the atomic bomb was wisely used. However, there were some strategic mistakes before launching the bomb. The bomb set of the nuclear arms race, which would threaten the world. The two super powers of the world continually built up their nuclear weapons. The world was at the risk of total annihilation. Even though many foolish mistakes were made to keep the atomic bomb a secret weapon, the dropping of the atomic bomb was not a mistake. The atomic bomb shortened the length of the ... war by crippling Japanese industries. The bomb prevented more lives from ... ...

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... the Japanese to surrender? The final "nail in the coffin" concerning the use of the atomic bomb was the Trinity test which took place on July 16th 1945. This was the first time the atomic bomb was used and Stimson was extremely impressed with what the bomb was capable of. They had completely underestimated the power of it. The success of the bomb sealed the fate of the Japanese. Stimson had heard that the ... Japanese were looking for peaceful alternatives and he did listen with half an interest. However, he still had the success of the atomic bomb in the back of his mind. To the America...

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... was far from over. Nuclear weapon technology is now available in the hands of several countries, and it is only the means that these countries lack, not to mention the ingredients and the necessary technology to develop modern nuclear weapons. The development of the atomic bomb was perhaps one of the most powerful advancements in the history of mankind, but this has turned into a curse on humanity, not only following ... Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but also with the awareness of the threats that the atomic bomb has on life today. The basic principle in the making of nuclear technology lies ...

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