Atomic Bomb Essay

Some skeptics argue that President Truman dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, which he knew was on the verge of defeat, to intimidate the Soviet Union in an already developing Cold War. Also, others believe that two atomic bombs weren’t necessary; instead, one was more than enough. However, facts prove that using the atomic bombs were the lesser of two evils. To prove such beliefs, I will use the six criteria for just war. The first criteria (legitimate authority) ensures that war isn’t waged…

drop a nuclear bomb on a civilian population was controversial. Some argue the dropping of the bomb was a quick end to World War II while others argue that the detonation of a nuclear bomb on a civilian population was a hate crime motivated by a desire to demonstrate US military power and racism towards the Japanese. The US needed to show strength at a time of need and in the war quickly to prevent more American deaths. General Leslie Groves defends the dropping of the atomic bomb: “ We did not…

It is said the idea that America should make an atomic bomb come from a letter sent to the president Franklin D. Roosevelt from Albert Einstein. In the letter, Einstein warned the president of German efforts to build a nuclear weapon. Einstein urged the President to monitor the nuclear developments in the letter. We didn’t exactly monitor it, but instead we made our own… :/ When Einstein asked to be monitoring the efforts of making an atomic bomb by Germany, President Roosevelt didn’t take any…

In 1945 during the height of World War II, the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Many historians and government officials have argued that the atomic bombing was a War Crime or unjustifiable by any means. However, the world was at war, thus, the United States were completely justifiable for dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. There are four main reasons why dropping the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justifiable firstly, it…

called “Site X”. It was the first of many big land purchases that he would make to see this project finished to the end. Making the bomb was neither fast nor simple, every step created more unanswered questions and very challenging problems for the scientists. The first test site that the bomb was exploded on July 16, 1945 was named Trinity Test Site. The atomic explosion got so hot that it melted the sand below it into a form of glassy shard crust. They made this site accessible for…

research directed by Jewish American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the development of the atomic bomb was not only the most ambitious scientific enterprise in history, it was also the best-kept secret of the war. At its peak, more than 600,000 Americans were involved in the project, although few knew its ultimate purpose. Even Truman did not learn about it until he became president. The first test of the new bomb took place on the morning of July 16, 1945, in an empty expanse of desert near…

America is a very advanced country, but for 1945 the atomic bomb was considered a new, rare, and powerful weapon. They began to develop Little Boy before War World 2 began, but as ideas changed two models were made. The first one, made of uranium and dropped in Hiroshima, was called Little Boy. This was a sign to them that the war would be ending soon. In order to secure the end of the war they dropped another bomb made of plutonium in Nagasaki.This one was considered successful to Americans…

worlds.” That’s what the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, recalled when he watched the first ever test of the atomic bomb. Many scientists who made the atomic bomb were against using it because of the amount of destruction they could cause. I’m going to explain to you what caused the start of the Manhattan Project, why it is called the Manhattan Project, the goals of the project, who were the people in charge, and why they dropped the bomb on Japan. How did the Manhattan…

lack of ethicality is rarely questioned; most come to the consensus that these massacres were inhumane and unjust. But there is one genocide in the world’s history whose ethicality is frequently debated – President Truman’s decision to drop the Atomic bomb on Japan during World War II; this decision led to the death of copious amounts of Japanese citizens, and although the decision is not irreproachable, ultimately it was the proper decision in order to end the war. The brutality and…

On August 9, 1945, President Truman stated in a public announcement, “Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.” (Truman, 212)…