Bombs

When the atomic bomb was ready to be dropped Germany had surrendered, but Japan had not. Truman decided the best decided the best option for America was to drop the bomb on Japan. America made the correct decision by dropping the atomic bomb on Japan because they surrendered, it destroyed Japan's military, and it saved American lives. Without dropping the deadliest weapon known to Japan, they may not have to end the war. In Bomb, Truman agreed “But aside from dropping another bomb, what options…

This barbaric act has everyone questioned. At 8:15 am on August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb which carried 20,000 tons of TNT on Hiroshima, Japan instantly wiping out about 140,000 people. After three days later another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. About 80,000 more people died. Mostly civilians died during this tragic time. The decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not a military necessity because civilians were harmed, it went against the…

was the creation of atomic bomb, this is undeniably the deadliest weapon in human history, the splitting of the atom, the smallest substance of matter, can cause an unimaginable amount of destruction. Since the bombs creation the world has generally come to the consensus that it is unethical, and immoral for a country to use it against someone else. However, there always has to be an exception, and that exception is of course the United States when they dropped the bomb on Japan at the end of…

This was the first atomic bomb to be dropped. Shortly after the two bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of Japan marked the ending of World War II. Although Harry Truman, American President, made a controversial decision that led to the start of the nuclear age, he made a stop to the Second World War. Since then, his decision has been subject to debate due to the high civilian deaths that were caused by the bombs. Truman’s decision in dropping the atomic bomb against Japan was…

United States of America was the first to use the atomic bomb during World War II. An atomic bomb is the release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei. The damage occurs through heat, blast, and radioactivity. Ward Wilson states in the article, The Bomb Didn’t Beat Japan… Stalin Did, “The United States bombed Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, when the Japanese finally succumbed to the threat of further nuclear bombardment and surrendered.” Harry S. Truman, the…

Julius Robert Oppenheimer was a key factor in the development in the atomic bomb, and, though his work was not completely recognized until his death, his accomplishments are the basis of theoretical physics today. This book by Ray Monk describes the life of Oppenheimer through the theoretical physicist’s and his college’s works. Monk speaks of Oppenheimer’s work during the Manhattan project and how this wartime affair caused a shift of theoretical physics to the United States; furthermore, he…

Approximately two months later, on the 19th of October 1945, then journalist George Orwell published his essay, You and the Atomic Bomb. Within his piece, Orwell critically explored the significance of atomic weaponry to 20th century society. He begins his essay by detailing the precarious circumstances of a society, "likely...to be blown to pieces by [the atomic bomb] within the next five years" (Orwell). The essay also presents the correct prediction the United States will fail to maintain…

Dropping the Atomic Bombs Although there had been years of planning the use of nuclear weapons in World War II, the final decision to drop the first atomic bomb was not made until the summer of 1945. This was after the Allies captured Okinawa, executed the firebomb campaign against Japan, and the Japanese ignoring the Potsdam Declaration. According to memorandum from General L.R. Groves to the Chief of Staff on August 6, 1945, “the gun type bomb was ready at Tinian on 31 July awaiting for first…

an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, hoping to end the war faster and to save lives. The war in the Pacific, including Iwo Jima was extremely bloody and cost many lives. A lot of things led to the bomb in Hiroshima including Manhattan project which was the making of the bomb and the bombing of the first bomb in Alamogordo. Many people suggested the atomic bomb with hopes of ending the war sooner and to save lives. However, many people also advised against using the bomb because…

first discovery of the atomic bomb was found known as fission. Top physicists from different countries were gathered to help make the deadliest weapon in the world. The government entrusted these physicists with the secret of constructing the atomic bomb so other countries like the Soviet Union and Germany would not figure out their detailed plan. Although they were given that oath to secrecy, inside the walls of Los Alamos the Laboratory used for the building of the bomb in New Mexico,…