The Invention Of The Atomic Bomb: Are They Justified?

When the atom bomb was invented by the United States the people believed that it would be a savior to the war that was occurring, but fate would have the bomb be a global phenomenon as the world stood in awe of its catastrophic power. Having such a weapon that would most certainly win the war for your country was an amazing thought, and of course many country’s believed that too, which inevitably led to the cold war. What were to follow was a race to develop these bombs many of the world’s leading chemists worked hands on, it also led to many advancements in other fields of science. The invention of the atomic bomb and its use are they justified, they have definitely left their mark on human history and are here to stay. First off, before a nuclear bomb was ever made a man by the name Leo Szilard theorized that if an …show more content…
At the time living in fear of Germany possibly taking his idea and put it to us, he decided that it was best to patent this theory so Germany couldn’t get their hands on it. In December 1938 German scientists split the uranium atom they had also theorized a similar idea or if not the same. By now Szilard believed the race was on for the atomic bomb. He had moved to the United States, and he felt the U.S. must build the a-bomb before the Nazis made their own atomic bomb. He wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt explaining how if Germany were to make the bomb first it would not be good for the world which led to the beginning of the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project costed the U.S. 20 billion dollars during the duration of the project. Many of the world 's leading