Many people who were in the towers died that day, but scientists still have not figured out how the towers finally collapsed. They still wonder whether it was a big fire or an unknown chemical reaction in the towers. Christian Simensen, a Norwegian scientist, thinks he knows how the Twin Towers collapsed and it is the best explanation. At a technology congress in San Diego yesterday, he proclaimed the collapse to be a chemical reaction. According to him, the melted aluminum of the airplane dripped through the two skyscrapers and came into contact with hundred liters of water.
Nuclear waste was such a problem for Chelyabinsk because of the three nuclear disasters that took place there at the Mayak complex. The man disaster was the third that took place in 1967. The disaster occurred because people were dumping nuclear waste into Lake Karachay, not realizing the potential consequences. In 1967, a cyclone went over the lake causing the water filled with nuclear waste to spread everywhere. But with all the problems that face Chelyabinsk, the people still dump liquid radioactive waste into the lake every year.
A Response to: The Day After Trinity HIS 262 Ellen Bardo Pennsylvania College of Technology February 13, 2010 The Day After Trinity is the documentation of the development of the atomic bomb, the original weapon of mass destruction, by the United States due to the belief that Hitler and Nazi Germany were pursuing the development of the atomic bomb. This concern, with regard to the possible consequences that would result from the development of the atom bomb by Nazi Germany, justified the entry of the United States into the race to develop the ultimate weapon. Robert Oppenheimer, prominent physicist, joined the research group dedicated to developing the atom bomb in the early 1940’s. The team consisted of Nobel Laureates
This immeasurable release of energy would be the cause of the destruction of two Japanese cities, and perhaps America’s worst offensive move in the history of war. The building of the Atomic Bomb was a highly kept government secret. Many of the workers who took part in the manufacturing of parts and assembling of the final project were oblivious to the type of power that the bomb contained. Only the handful of scientists- led by Oppenheimer- and the President himself were totally aware of what was going on. Not even
Bobby Carl Neal Peters English 102 26 April 2012 What a Fracking Opportunity The United States has an energy problem. We are dependent on Petro-dictators for the energy needed to fuel our economy. But recently, due to a new technology called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, new estimates of accessible natural gas reserves have increased dramatically. Used throughout the United States and worldwide, this process has profitably unlocked Trillions (emphasis added) of cubic feet of natural gas here at home in just the past few years. Concern about this new technology spans the political divide.
Regretting the Bomb On August 6th and August 9th, 1945, the United States showcased a power that had previously never been witnessed: the atomic bomb. Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, the nuclear explosions (and their subsequent effects) caused the deaths of over 140,000 people. More Japanese citizens died in the bombings than the combined deaths of United States soldiers in the entirety of World War II in the Pacific. Thus, creating a museum exhibit in memory of one of the main contributors to the invention of the bomb that caused that much destruction may seem like an unworthy cause, much like the Enola Gay exhibit faced when it was proposed at the Smithsonian, but that is exactly what should happen. J. Robert Oppenheimer was a scientific director for the Manhattan Project (the group of scientists and researchers that created the atomic bomb), and he should be memorialized for his contributions to both scientific and political ideology.
In the hours following the disaster there were feelings of confusion, disbelief and terror. When the cleared from all of the media buzz and reports surfaced, they placed the blame on Islamic extremists and explained their motives behind the attack. Now, 10 years after this historic event and a thorough amount of research questions arise about how these events actually transpired. Oswald Mosley once said “Anyone who knows how difficult it is to keep a secret among three men - particularly if they are married - knows how absurd is the idea of a worldwide secret conspiracy….“. Yet, according to a Scripps-Howard poll 36% of those asked believe that the American government performed the 9/11 attacks themselves.
This was the beginning of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In response to this embargo the Japanese attacked the Dutch East Indies an oil rich territory. After the embargo was enforced Japan started planning their attack on the United States. Even though an attack was being planned for months, it wasn’t until November 5, 1941 a plan for attack was approved, even though both sides haven’t fought yet Japan was at war. Tensions rose after November 26, 1941 when Secretary of State Cordell Hull gave a final proposal to Japan to withdraw troops from China, and French Indochina.
Hiroshima “My God, what have we done?” a chilling comment made by Captain Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay, just moments after the Atomic Bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. What began as a clear, beautiful day, instantly turned into a day of infamy for the Japanese people, and nearly sixty-eight years later, it remains one of the most important and controversial subjects of scholarly and popular debate. Due to the many immediate and invisible devastating after effects of the bomb, many historians, as well as ordinary people, continue to question the necessity and morality of the United States’ fateful decision to unleash the world’s deadliest weapon on thousands of innocent Japanese civilians. The high moral ground that the United States had so gloriously and painfully assumed in its conduct of the war through 1945 was diminished in the catastrophic bombing of Hiroshima. In less than ten seconds, Hiroshima disappeared under a thick, churning foam of flames and smoke.
Brandon Fogg October 15, 2012 Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project The United States was not the only nation that took part in nuclear research and development in the 1940's; Canada and our friends from across the river in the UK also helped us assemble the first atomic bomb during WorldWar II after the English realized that Americans were moving at a much faster pace than anybody else in the world. The official name for the project was the “Development of Substitute Materials.” The English project that was being developed was called “Tube Alloys” but the program was struggling with British involvement in the war (Broad). It just made sense to work with allies to beat the common enemy rather than have two allied countries work individually