Manhattan Project

It is hard to categorize an event in history as powerful or meaningful. An event that is powerful or meaningful to one person could have no meaning to another person. The events that are easy to label as powerful or meaningful are the ones that continue to affect the world today. These events still shape and have an impact on modern society despite having happened years ago. One such event was the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan by the United States. This event not only changed America, but…

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…

The Bomb That Changed Everything August 6, 1945 was a dark day in human history: the day that the United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever used on a civilian population over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On that day, although sources vary, it is estimated at least 70,000 people were killed as a result of the initial blast. The total casualty count (including the effects of radiation sickness) was upwards of 150,000 according to inicom.com. Three days later, after the Japanese refused…

The topic of nuclear weapons has fizzled to the point of explosion and the general public is at the end of the barrell. From the most country hick to the president of the United States everyone has their own opinion and point of view. From a “terrible force” to “nuclear optimists” we have been labeled the victim and the perpetrator. Two articles that have sparked my interest are President Obama's recent speech in Hiroshima and Jonathan Tepperman’s “Why Obama Should Learn To Love the Bomb.”…

The picturebook My Hiroshima by Junko Morimoto, has a very significant symbol on the casing. One the center of the casing there is a huge atomic bomb and on the side of the picture there is a man and a child walking. At first if a child would see this casing, they probably mostly pay attention to bomb because it is the focus point in the picture, but this image has a more significant symbol. It represents a major event that happened in history, of when an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese…

Einstein’s letter to FDR saved America from being wiped out by Nazi Germany using nuclear weapons. It also further encourages the decision of President Truman to use the atomic bomb to demonstrate the power and defense the United States. Einstein later felt regret about writing the letter to FDR because he had hoped that atomic bombs will “make wars obsolete, lessen world tensions and free leaders to focus their limited resources on providing a higher standard of living for their citizens.”…

The United States dropped a nuclear weapon on the Japanese city, Hiroshima on the sixth of August, 1945. Three days later, the second atomic bomb was dropped on the civilian population of Nagasaki, Japan (Hiroshima & Nagasaki Remembered, n.d.). These occasions happened during the final stage of the Second World War. Thereafter, atomic bombings led to the terrible consequences: up to 129,000 people were killed, many other people were badly injured, and hundreds of thousands suffered the long-term…

Victor Ninov is a former high energy physicist at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) who specialized in synthesizing heavy elements. Ninov has participated in the discovery of element 110 darmstadtium, element 111 roentgenium and element 112 copernicium. Ninov is famous for designing a computer software that detects the decay chain of chemical elements with an atomic number greater than 92. Ninov was the only one in the group capable of using the computer software and then he would…

Do positive ends justify unethical means? That is a question we may all have to answer at some point in our lives. We all try to live our lives in an ethical way and uphold our moral values, but there may come a time when we will have to push these values aside to achieve the desired result. However, there is a catch, if we do not succeed, we may be condemned for our actions and ultimately lose. In the case of George Washington crossing the Delaware on December 25, 1776, to attack enemy troops…

Firebombing (Dresden, Tokyo, Hamburg) On March 9th, 1945, Tokyo was hit by a firebombing attack. Around 100,000 civilians had died. The plan was to have a low level bombing attack where speed and light weight was crucial. It would destroy the factories that produced war materials. The giant bonfire created spread the flames throughout Tokyo. The raid lasted around 3 hours, and it was the worst single firestorm recorded in history. Charred remains of Japanese civilians after the…