History of nuclear weapons

(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) to do drastic things to keep up with each other’s weapons. The cold war negatively affected the U.S.A., the U.S.S.R., and the world by taking money to spend on arms, giving some children ptsd, and by degrading and endangering the lives of many people. The cold war negatively affected the U.S.A because funds were pulled from necessary programs and put into building nuclear weapons. The U.S. alone spent a total of 5.5 Trillion dollars on arms during the cold…

computers simulations of the Cold War to the drone based militaries present today in the United States. The invention and development of the computer has been the largest change in war in history as it has completely changed how war was fought. Prior to the invention of the computer war was fought with numbers, weapons, and leadership.…

Chemical weapons if in the wrong hands can be just as destructive as nuclear weapons. Biological warfare is the use of any organism to harm or kill any population or area. Chemical warfare is the use of any chemical produced by organism to harm people. These weapon could be explained as high risk, no reward. The creation and use of chemical and biological weapons should be banned due to the fact that they are hard to trace and are uncontrollable.With the advances of science these types of…

of world issues difficult. Nuclear warfare has brought forth academics from every sector, ranging from environmentalist to philosophers. Unlike many other ways in which conflict has been fought, nuclear weapons have only been used twice in warfare: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing over 225,000 civilians . If nuclear warfare has only been executed once, why is there still fear associated with those two words? The answer is simple. The fear comes from nations using nuclear deterrence.…

THE NORTH KOREAN SPACE PROGRAM North Korea has been at odds with most of the world for quite some time. Following the division of the country in 1948, North Korea has been arguably the least transparent country in the world. The rise of super power nations such as the United States, Russia, and China has made North Korea even more non-transparent. North Koreans have kept much of their military research and development, space program, and every day life under tight lock down. Present day…

by Harry S. Truman and it was the first time in history that a nuclear weapon was used in war. The bombing of Hiroshima has raised many questions about nuclear weapons used in war; the bomb had many negative long-term effects, which include physical, environmental moral issues. The three main causes of the bombing were that the United States wanted to end the war quickly to minimize casualties, they wanted to observe the effects of a nuclear weapon, and Japan refused to surrender to the U.S. The…

brought to light a new technology that could change the act of war: nuclear fission. Scientists now had the ability to split an atom’s nucleus and trigger an extremely destructive explosion. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, hesitant at first, agreed to the creation of The Manhattan Project with the goal of harnessing the newly found power source and developing a nuclear weapon. The United States had finally entered the global nuclear arms race, but many still had their reservations. Joseph…

The Cultural Impacts of Nuclear Events in Japan Japan has had an unfortunate history with nuclear events. The 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as the recent critical incidents Fukushima in 2011 have had significant impact on the country’s culture. Japan’s unique culture also affected the way these incidents were handled and how people affected were treated. Popular media was noticeably influenced by the events of WWII as seen in the 1954 film Gojira and the 1974 manga Barefoot…

drop the nuclear bombs, the primary one must have been terminating the war avoiding additional U.S. losses. Japan was a part of the Axis, a military alliance with Germany and Italy created in September 1940. During 1941, America became more and more involved with the nations fighting the Axis. President Franklin D.…

series of nuclear tests to sort of flex their muscles. The Soviets were quick to divert most of the countries funding into their nuclear projects which allowed them to created hundreds of nuclear capable weapons. Russia for the most part remained on the backfoot always trying to play catch up yet they had many innovations that kept them ahead of the US at times. The history of Soviet nuclear tests is long but fairly interesting to hear the innovation that occurred over the years. Soviet nuclear…