No one really knows when the right time to do or use something is actually the right time. Whether it’s even the right thing that’s done is an opinion itself and differs from person to person. During World War II, the United States used an atomic bomb against Japan. The making and dropping of an atomic bomb both have severe repercussions resulting from it that should always be taken under consideration, because the use of nuclear weapons are no joke and should not be taken lightly. Even though dropping an atomic bomb can bring a sense of security to a country in a time of war, the extreme and dangerous risks result in consequences towards many countries and the people and economies within them.
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As mentioned before, repercussions of an atomic bomb are severe. Trauma is a part of the repercussions. Tertiary trauma and secondary trauma are the most common types. Tertiary trauma involves the victims who are injured physically and or psychically (Miller). Secondary trauma involves those who are exposed to the terrible effects on primary victims: witnesses or those who help with rescue and or medical treatment (Miller).
The atomic bomb also had severe somatic effects. The list goes on and on. Women who were pregnant at the time one was dropped had adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth, congenital defect, or neonatal death (Neel). There were many deaths among live born infants up to an average age expectation of 17 (Neel). Many children had abnormal numbers of sex chromosomes (Neel). After the discovery of x-rays, case reports started to show infants with small head size and mental retardation whose mothers had been exposed in early pregnancy to radiotherapy (Neel). Another effect on the babies was as the radiation exposure increased, more cells of the fetal brain were destroyed (Neel). The nursing infants were often affected physically by the physiological changes in their mother’s body due to stress, malnutrition, depression, and so on (Miller). Today, the survivors that were children at the time …show more content…
Whether starting with health risks, the economic collapse, or even the educational aspect that is caused by the destruction of school buildings. The bombs cause effects that cannot be taken back. Of course death is part of war, but there is a certain point where a line needs to be drawn. There will never be a time that our world and all the countries within it will be at peace with each other. There is only one way to put it; atomic bombs are not the answer. Risking our country’s well-being just to give us a sense of security in a time of war is
An atomic bomb is a nuclear weapon that derives …show more content…
As mentioned before, repercussions of an atomic bomb are severe. Trauma is a part of the repercussions. Tertiary trauma and secondary trauma are the most common types. Tertiary trauma involves the victims who are injured physically and or psychically (Miller). Secondary trauma involves those who are exposed to the terrible effects on primary victims: witnesses or those who help with rescue and or medical treatment (Miller).
The atomic bomb also had severe somatic effects. The list goes on and on. Women who were pregnant at the time one was dropped had adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth, congenital defect, or neonatal death (Neel). There were many deaths among live born infants up to an average age expectation of 17 (Neel). Many children had abnormal numbers of sex chromosomes (Neel). After the discovery of x-rays, case reports started to show infants with small head size and mental retardation whose mothers had been exposed in early pregnancy to radiotherapy (Neel). Another effect on the babies was as the radiation exposure increased, more cells of the fetal brain were destroyed (Neel). The nursing infants were often affected physically by the physiological changes in their mother’s body due to stress, malnutrition, depression, and so on (Miller). Today, the survivors that were children at the time …show more content…
Whether starting with health risks, the economic collapse, or even the educational aspect that is caused by the destruction of school buildings. The bombs cause effects that cannot be taken back. Of course death is part of war, but there is a certain point where a line needs to be drawn. There will never be a time that our world and all the countries within it will be at peace with each other. There is only one way to put it; atomic bombs are not the answer. Risking our country’s well-being just to give us a sense of security in a time of war is