Soviet atomic bomb project

that he was responsible for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. This happened while Julius Rosenberg was living in New York City with his wife Ethel, while raising a family. During World War II, Julius Rosenberg began to work as an agent for the Soviet Union and partnered with his brother-in-law, David Greenglass, to help him gather information for the Soviets. Greenglass worked as a machinist at the United States lab that first developed the atomic bomb, located in Los Alamos, New…

"…in the case of the second bomb, timing was everything…Truman's refusal to delay it – was America's first act of the Cold War" (Campbell & Logevall, 2009, p. 56). The Pacific Theater was one of the fronts of World War II and the main clash of the Allies was against the Empire of Japan. Even after Nazi Germany's surrender the Japanese were unwilling to submit - as dictated by their culture. There was no option of an unconditional surrender by Japan. Only keeping the Emperor in power. The allies…

the wartime push for technological developments, the US government was eager to fund any projects that could increase US chances of victory. For example, when Leo Szilard presented his plan for the first nuclear reactor to the US Army, they were granted $6,000 in funding without any proof of concept except for their own word (McKain 64). Had it not been for such ease, delays could have costed the Manhattan Project anywhere from several months to over a year. Clearly, such accessible funding was…

Russian physicists were busy at work, preparing for the detonation of their first atomic bomb: “First Lightening”. The nuclear blast of “First Lightening” was equal to the aftermath of “Trinity”, the first American detonation. Both bombs successfully incinerated caged animals and buildings constructed to stand against the blast and its deadly 20 kiloton explosion. Russian physicists were applauded for their work on the bomb and were honored with titles of “Heroes of Socialist Labor,” or the less…

the most controversial decisions in all of history. The nod to drop the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, then subsequently to drop the second atomic bomb over Nagasaki is a contentious subject that has been observed and referred to well into today’s 21st century. In my historiographical essay I will chronologically examine secondary sources and interpret how views on the event have changed over time. The atomic bomb event, while drenching the flames of a struggle in the Pacific and ending the…

Atomic bomb or also known as A-bomb is a weapon that derived from nuclear energy through the fission of heavy atomic nuclei. Just before the beginning of World War II, in August of 1939, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning him about the Germans effort to create the Atomic Bomb (G. Dannens, 1996). According to “Manhattan Project” article from U.S History online textbook, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took action by starting a research at Columbia University…

The Atomic bomb is a very destructive weapon that can obliterate anything in a 5 mile radius. This device had been developed in a project over the past few years starting in 1939 which was known as the Manhattan project. During the project over 100,000 people were employed and scientists from various nations contributed their work towards creating the bomb. Finally on July 16, 1945, it was tested in the Trinity test in central New Mexico. While this test was a success, the struggle with…

Harry Truman had made an important decision in such action. Two Atomic bombs dropped on the Empire of Japan cities, one on August 6, 1945, on Hiroshima and another on August 08, 1945 on Nagasaki. This event shows how devastating nuclear weapons can be for the humanity and also, change the history of the world (Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - HISTORY.com, n.d.). The U.S. government fund nuclear weapons research called The Manhattan Project. On July 16, 1945, a nuclear device test located in…

American decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was and remains one of the most complex and challenging ethical and moral dilemmas. May 8th, 1945 marked German surrender and Victory in Europe day and in the Summer of 1945 Japan was clearly doomed for defeat. Despite this, the battle with Japan showed no clear exit. In an attempt to beat Germany, the United States conducted the Manhattan Project, an attempt to build an atomic bomb before the Germans. The project was completed…

The Manhattan Project began in the United States during World War II in efforts to produce a nuclear weapon that could combat Nazi Germany. The project began in 1942 when the task of building a nuclear bomb was given to the War Department. Colonel James C. Marshall established the offices at the Atlantic Division headquarters on Broadway in New York City, hence the name of the “Manhattan Engineer District (MED)” which would later be known as the Manhattan Project. A number of laboratories…