History of nuclear weapons

In 1945 the United States was able to put the past behind them, and pick themselves back up after a five-year war, and a decade long economic depression. During World War 2 Americas economy produced many war products, but in the 1940s after the war was over the economic frame worked switched to produce goods for the consumers. Consumerism was significant in the late 1940s and 1950s because many people could enjoy goods that were made for them, as well as new products that they would be later…

this kind of weapon in defense against an enemy similarly armed. During World War II every major industrial nation began its on nuclear program: the British, the Germans, the French (before they surrender), the Soviets, The Americans, and the Japanese. There was no trust between the government and the Scientist, so many nuclear programs stalled out except Americas. American scientist went to the President directly and he gave them all his trust. All the other countries with failed nuclear…

World War II had a big impact on the research and development of nuclear energy. With the war going on over seas the government turned to the Army Corp of Engineers to look into nuclear power. From this the Manhattan project started to figure out how to put an end to the war. The Army Corp of Engineers researched nuclear fission and fusion. Finally they had figured out the formula and made the two atomic bombs which helped end the war. The…

The book, Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World by Jack Kelly is about the history of gunpowder, how it evolved to become more powerful and explosive, and how it affected the many wars that occurred. Gunpowder was first invented by Chinese alchemists around 1110 A.D. They called the perfect mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur "fire drug," before it was known as gunpowder. The Chinese used the powder primarily for making noise…

the filter of Eastern culture leaving behind what is wrong, as the filtrate. Tagore has accentuated upon the importance of progressing as a nation and shown that it is possible to develop into a successful nation all the while holding on to your history and civilization, by sketching the portrait of Japan as an efficacious Asian nation. He warns that while Japan is a progressing nation and weaponry is a necessity for protection, they must not acquire the undesirable features of the West and must…

Yellow Peril in Canada: “The Swamps Come Back” as an Anti-Asian Allegory Published in the August 1941 issue of Uncanny Tales, Nadine Booth Brumell’s short story “The Swamps Come Back” features a group of white men seeking to save the world from an alien race. Throughout the story, the alien race never explicitly harms anyone and never talks of a plan to take over the world. It is only the race’s intelligence, reproduction, and being yellow that are implied to be the issue at hand. This paper…

Spy books are documentation for the researchers of knowledge to empower them to consider the verifiable setting. They reflect true geopolitical tensions that exist in a particular time. Extraordinary Amusement presents key clash between the colossal settler controls in focal Asia, England, France, and Tsarist Russia. Kim is a contemplation on the magnificent development and interests of Russia against India. Martin Tomas remarks on this issue: "In Kipling's enigmatic story Kim, the orphaned…

Countries now are trying for nuclear power and to out produce the United States and Russia, who as of now hold the most.The likelihood of nuclear is far fetched as of now but the chemical and biological weapons is very prominent. Biological due to one small slip of the head and a new virus is created when its original intent was to cure something else.Unlike the Biological weapon a chemical weapon can be gained through means of obtaining from an outside source or…

Nuclear Iran Iran is one of the leading countries in the Middle East and the Muslim world. The controversial theocratic regime which has been leading the country since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, headed by Ali Khamenei, has been eager to develop and acquire nuclear weapons, despite scrutiny from the international community and the United States. Ever since the revolution took place and the new regime was established, sanctions were put in place against Iran. Even though over the years the…

struggle for fame, longing for glory, and greedy tendencies have been an immense threat to civilizations since the beginning of time. Thucydides, an ancient Greek historian, shares many of these same ideologies on human nature when discussing the History of the Peloponnesian War. These concepts are also discussed throughout The Epic of Gilgamesh, which are a series of Babylonian stories written on clay tablets regarding a demi-god, named Gilgamesh. Thucydides can connect to and appreciate the…