The Manhattan Project was the design and creation of the first atomic bomb during WW2. In this research paper, I will be going into detail of the creation of the atomic bomb, the purpose and the overall impact of the event that happened in 1942. First of all, What is an atomic bomb?
An atomic bomb is a weapon with great explosive power that results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of such heavy elements as plutonium or uranium. It is considered a nuclear weapon that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion (thermonuclear weapon). Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. …show more content…
It was the first test explosion with a massive amount of destruction that no one was prepared for. It became an important element in American strategy to end WW2. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb named “Little Boy” on an important military and communications center in the Japanese city of Hiroshima and caused a total devastation for five square miles. After a second bomb was released over Nagasak, Japan surrendered unconditionally on August 15, 1945.
Since the first nuclear test explosion on July 16, 1945, at least eight nations have detonated 2,054 nuclear test explosions at dozens of test sites from Lop Nor in China, the atolls of the Pacific, Nevada, and Algeria where France conducted its first nuclear device.
Some bomb opponents argued that the atomic bomb was built as a defensive weapon and not an offensive one. The intent of the bomb, was to be a deterrent against the enemy before they used such a weapon against the United States.The overall impact of the Manhattan Project was to promote world peace and improve the public welfare and should only be employed in the Nation’s defense. After the end of World War II, Congress established the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and
An atomic bomb is a weapon with great explosive power that results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of such heavy elements as plutonium or uranium. It is considered a nuclear weapon that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion (thermonuclear weapon). Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. …show more content…
It was the first test explosion with a massive amount of destruction that no one was prepared for. It became an important element in American strategy to end WW2. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb named “Little Boy” on an important military and communications center in the Japanese city of Hiroshima and caused a total devastation for five square miles. After a second bomb was released over Nagasak, Japan surrendered unconditionally on August 15, 1945.
Since the first nuclear test explosion on July 16, 1945, at least eight nations have detonated 2,054 nuclear test explosions at dozens of test sites from Lop Nor in China, the atolls of the Pacific, Nevada, and Algeria where France conducted its first nuclear device.
Some bomb opponents argued that the atomic bomb was built as a defensive weapon and not an offensive one. The intent of the bomb, was to be a deterrent against the enemy before they used such a weapon against the United States.The overall impact of the Manhattan Project was to promote world peace and improve the public welfare and should only be employed in the Nation’s defense. After the end of World War II, Congress established the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and