History of nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons are a device designed to release energy in an explosive manner as a result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion or a combination of the two processes. Both reactions release vast quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. This bomb releases the same amount of energy as approximately 20,000 tons of Explosive Trinitrotoluene (TNT). Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons to mankind.One hit can destroy an entire country. The United States was the first…

crucial in the Cold War. In 1949, the Soviet Union ended the United States nuclear monopoly, and the U.S was not prepared for this (Holloway, P. 384). It was not the quantity of nuclear weapons that caused concern; it was the vast increase in their destructive power as the hydrogen bomb replaced the atomic bomb, and missiles fired across continents replaced bombs dropped by planes. Using (and developing) nuclear weapons came with a great responsibility that was not to be taken lightly. During…

World War I saw the emergence of tanks and machine guns. The Second World War saw the prominent use of flame throwers and the introduction of long range guided ballistic missiles. The Cold War was a standoff centered on nuclear bombs. The Persian Gulf War was won through extensive bombing via stealth fighter-bombers and Tomahawk cruise missiles. So what is the world’s newest way to wage or threaten war? The internet. As large nations—such as the United States and many of its allies—become ever…

I had heard the reports and saw the newspapers but I didn’t expect this kind of devastation to happen so suddenly. The United States was making threats and I knew they weren’t going to go about this quietly. The years that followed this shocking day in the city of Hiroshima were just as degrading. The morning of August 6th, 1945 started out normal. I was about to leave my house to go to work after waking the kids up to have breakfast. Suddenly a bright flash of amber yellow light appeared…

potentiality for new types of cyber-attacks (Denning 672). Stuxnet will be able to help and influence on the development of new cyber-weapons, which attack industrial control system (ICS) devices. Furthermore, the progress of these weapons can attract the cyber-security researchers, who lead information flow. The researchers can reveal the vulnerable point of the cyber-weapons and exploit the program, which can be used against ICS devices, but Stuxnet can make the development to more…

everything he can throw at them; so far. In this fifth installment in the series, Dr. Warsaw’s allies do horrible things to the twins. Coke and Pep get thrown in a pit with a deadly snake, get thrown into the Hoover Dam, and get threatened with a nuclear weapon on the Golden Gate Bridge. Despite all of this, Coke and Pepsi persevere with lots of courage, and survive. The theme…

all around the world. In the early 1950’ people feared communism and nuclear bombs threats throughout the United States during the Cold War. The threat of invasions in the Cold War era led Americans to seek conformity in politics and in culture. The end of the Second World War brought many changes to American culture; family life changed drastically (traditional family), patriotic consumerism…

dagger operations were utilized by both sides, which directly translated into the film industry. But as the Cold War progressed, the space race began, which led to the desire for advanced technology and the increased imaginative capability regarding weapons and space technology; and as more countries around the world became communist, the fear of the spread of communism and communist invasion grew. All of which is depicted in various films from this time period.…

Simply by hearing the word nuclear people immediately steer away from the topic or dismiss it entirely. The word is tied to death and destruction but over all else fear. We think of the atomic bombs the U.S. dropped on Japan. We think of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and most recently Fukishima. All three melted down leaving destruction and untold consequences in their wake. Although these events were indeed disasters, they were cause by unknown factors and were the worst case scenario; Yet…

development of nuclear weapons. The pressing question was who would develop them first and to what lengths would they go to achieve nuclear warfare capabilities. The Hanford site is a great example of both the technological advancement of the time and the urgency shown by the US government to develop nuclear weapons which left a trail of environmental and ethical issues in its wake. Nearly a year after Pearl Harbor, as part of the Manhattan project, the world’s first self sustained nuclear…