The book Bomb: The Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon is a thrilling, fast-paced story that refines a great deal of history into interesting and understandable literature for practically any age reader. The author, Steve Sheinkin, writes to tell the story of the first atomic bomb, the people who made it possible, and those who challenged its progress. Any person who is interested in science and history, or who likes “a quick read” can easily understand the creation of the atomic bomb by reading this book. Along with the science and mathematics of the atomic bomb, Sheinkin adds suspense and intrigue from the viewpoints of espionage agents from the Soviet Union, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. Bomb is a book that contains abundant…
During WWII there was one major discovery that not only changed history then, but also continues to change how wars are fought to this day. Yes, this discovery was the atomic bomb. Harry Truemen is credited with saying, “It’s (referring to the atomic bomb) production and its use were not lightly undertaken by this government.” To the general public this might seem like a typical wartime statement. He goes on (in document H) to say that since we had the technology we used it to decimate Japan and stop them from attacking the U.S, but is that all the bomb was used for?…
The Atomic bomb was an extremely successful turning point in our world's history and changed the way countries attack, defend, and prepare for war. The atomic bomb revolutionized our countries militaristic power and showed our dominance around the world. Two bombs were dropped during the second world war, Little Boy and Fat Man, these two bombs together decimated two major cities in the country of japan. In a matter of seconds cities were flattened but it took the United States a lot and money researching and developing these bombs. The first bomb the United states military deployed was Little Boy.…
When the world saw how much destruction was caused by a single atomic bomb, international politics were revolutionized. Wars could not be waged so easily since the threat of a nuclear strike too overwhelming. This thwarted any nuclear power from attacking another, which led to them fighting proxy wars with each other, unlike the major wars that had devastated the…
In the article “The Birth of The Bomb” written by Shirley Streshinsky, and Patricia Klaus the reader reads about the first atomic bomb, and how it changed the world. The first atomic bomb was developed in Los Alamos New Mexico, for the purpose of ending World War Two. While the bomb was being made, the scientists and families working on it had to be kept top secret. The director of the bomb site was Robert Oppenheimer who later was upset on how his creation changed the world. To sum up the atomic bomb ended World War Two, and changed the world, and readers can read how it all happened.…
The reason why nuclear bombs haven’t been used since World War II is because it’s expensive making nuclear bombs. The United States have weapons with unbelievable destructive power. Nuclear bombs are so deadly that it has the ability to destroy places and kill people that are far away in only minutes. Nuclear weapons are deadly weapons.…
Dear Mr. Ban, I am formally writing this letter to ask for your intercession in the grave matter that has been threatening our world since Enrico Fermi successfully created the first nuclear reactor, which later on made way for the atomic and hydrogen bombs. Currently, nine countries are in possession of nuclear weapons. This is enough nuclear capability to wipe out the human race completely. This is what is worrisome. During the Cold War, we saw a considerable increase of nuclear armament in the United States and Russia.…
I am living in perhaps one of the most fortunate generations thus far when it comes to information. With extensive documents, letters, recordings, and statistics from different eras in history accessible to the general public, we have the opportunity to inform ourselves of the consequences of past actions which we can use this insight by avoiding future failures and calamities in future decision making. Such events discussed in class includes the usage of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to conclude largest war known to mankind. Analyzing various resources from this event raises many issues regarding to the bombings and whether or not a different tactic should have been considered. I have the benefit of examining the effects of the…
The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki affected Japan economically, socially, and environmentally mostly in a negative way. The bomb’s effect environmentally was damaging the ozone layer. Socially the bombs “increased the risk of disease and magnifying the harmful impact of any injury” (Kjølv Egeland) leading to more deaths. Japan’s economics was affected in the “land and soil of Japan that has been brutally hurt” (Kjølv Egeland). Environmentally the bombs effected Japan at a large extent because the change in the amount of growth season and the drop in temperatures.…
The development of nuclear weapons led to the use of the atomic bomb in world war two. The atomic bomb was made and tested in the United States, it proved to be successful and was dropped on Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, which were two cities in Japan. The atomic bomb was a new weapon that was bigger and caused more destruction than any bomb previously invented. It caused widespread destruction where the first bomb hit Hiroshima, and followed with the second bomb three days later in Nagasaki causing the Japanese to surrender, ending the Second World War. The dropping of the atomic bomb is seen as a controversial issue because people differentiate on the secrecy, humanity, and necessity in its use.…
In 1945, the US and Japan were at war. The Pacific War was a brutal one between the two countries, and neither were willing to surrender, nor face the possible consequences of surrendering. In an act of desperation to get Japan to surrender, the US dropped what is called the ‘Atomic Bomb’ on Japan, successfully ending the war between them. Although the bomb had ended the war between the US and Japan, the US shouldn’t have dropped the Atomic Bomb because designing and building it was rather costly, the US was prejudiced towards the Japanese, and the full knowledge of the effects the bomb would cause was lacking tremendously, especially in long term effects.…
Lastly, since WWI many countries began experimenting with chemical, biological, and weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. had become the first to develop nuclear weaponry during WWII under a military project called the Manhattan Project in New Mexico. The U.S. military decided to use the atomic bomb during WWII, even though it had only been tested once prior to use. The atomic bomb tested use plutonium, whereas the bomb used in war contained uranium. On August 16, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb called “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, Japan.…
The atomic bomb created a chain reaction that led to the Cold War then the Cuban Missile Crisis. Because theoretically the Cold War has not concluded, tensions between the Soviets and the Americans could get out of hand at any given moment. The dropping of the atomic bomb is also important to United States history because World War II definitely ended in favor of America. The atomic bomb was the first part of a road map that would lead the United States to be the biggest world power on the face of the…
World War 2 was the most destructive human conflict in terms of lives lost. The stakes were high. Extreme violence and ideology created a scary landscape. The desperation in the war brought about the most destructive weapons ever seen by humanity. These nuclear weapons greatly changed the face of warfare.…
Ever since the atom bomb was dropped scientist have been exploring different ways to make different forms of bombs like this such as the bunker buster or the carpet bomb, both which have extremely large killing power and a ridiculously large blast radius. The atom bomb worked by creating a nuclear chain reaction which releases a huge amount of killer energy. One of these bombs is said to be a billion times stronger than TNT which seems absolutely insane. These bombs, including the hydrogen bomb are considered to be the most powerful weapons in the whole world since they were created. Bombs like these can destroy whole cities or more, but luckily only two have been detonated in history.…