(Fun Trivia) The cold war was a war of violent propaganda and a race of vast production of nuclear weapons. The United States was extra successful in producing nuclear weapons during the cold war because they had more military power, they also produced the main chemical element needed to make the radioactive nuclear weapons, and the United States had major government backing (money support) to produce theses nuclear weapons and delivery systems. Since the cold war was between these two countries, the question is: which country was more successful in production of nuclear weapons during the cold war? In this essay I will explain how the United States was more successful in the productions of nuclear weapons and how they managed to do this without actually going into a physical war.
After multiple ideas along with deep thought, Truman along with the chiefs decided the most efficient, least costly and less bloody approach would to be dropping the atomic bombs on the Japanese home land. The essay states “evidence points to the conclusion that he acted for the reason he said he did: to end a bloody war that would have become even bloodier had invasion proved necessary” pg 175 Readings in United States History. The writer’s purpose of this essay is to educate the readers about the difficulty of this decision. I believe the writer did a fine job explaining the whole process. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing are two greatly important milestones in the United States history, and the essay “The Biggest Decision: Why We Had to Drop the Bomb,” by Robert James Maddox is a perfect essay to be read over and discussed in a class like this.
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
In October 1939, just after the outbreak of World War II in Europe, the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from physicist Albert Einstein and his Hungarian colleague Leo Szilard, letting him know that a bomb of unprecedented power could be made by tapping the forces of nuclear fission. The two scientists, who had fled from Europe in order to escape Nazism, feared that Hitler-Germany was already working on the problem. They fear this because if the Germans were to be the first to develop the envisaged "atomic bomb," Hitler would have had a weapon in his hands that would make it possible for him to destroy his enemies and rule the world. Einstein and Szilard urged the government of the United States to join the race for the atomic bomb to end this nightmare. Roosevelt agreed to join and for the next four and half years a huge, secret effort was launched in cooperation with the United Kingdom.
But it’s also the story of how humans created a weapon capable of wiping our species off the planet. It’s a story with no end in sight… And like it or not you’re in it” (p236) Skeinkin was writing this book to inform us of about the atomic bomb. This is more to make you aware that it still exist and can be deadly if put in the wrong hands. I guess a consent threat to mankind. Dear Steven
The Manhattan Project: the building of the atomic bomb The Manhattan Project is both a critical and controversial event in U.S. History. It was the race to build the first atomic bomb, a race that the United States worked hard to win. The subject of Nuclear weapons has always been a hot topic, and when the United States started a project to develop the first atomic bomb during World War II it was no different. Different people have come to view the project in various ways. .
The terrifying Atomic blasts in the summer of 1945 made way for our current modern age of technology. Having also won the atomic weapons race with Germany, a fair democracy got issue laws on Atomic Warfare. Had a fascist or authoritarian state first discovered nuclear energy and fission, we very possibly could be looking at a much different world today. Positive laws that the U.S government had set on Atomic weaponry can be seen in the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. The Atomic Energy Act stated how the United States government would manage nuclear technology.
The Decision When Harry Truman learned of the success of the creation of nuclear weapons, he was faced with the most difficult decision in history. The capacity to end the war with Japan was in his hands, but it would involve unleashing the most terrible weapon ever known. Truman ultimately had to decide if the gains from ending the war would outweigh the destruction from ordering the bombs and leading the world into the nuclear age. After very careful deliberation Truman made the right decision on ordering the use of the atomic bomb. The decision prevented millions of American casualties, millions of Japanese casualties, and served as a deterrent to the USSR expansion.
Holocaust Since the existence of civilization , man has always found ways of protecting himself . His will to fight and survive made him start of with a stone axe and over the period of time , the weapon of protection became lethal guns , tanks and ultimately a nuclear bomb . Both the world wars were destructive on their part , but the Second World War had to showcase the world the difference between destructive weapons and normal weapons On August 6th 1945 , a 22 kiloton A-bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima under the s of then United States of America 's president Harry . S . Truman .
The Manhattan Project was the world’s first creation of an atomic bomb, and now many countries have many different kinds of nuclear bombs such as hydrogen bombs, and varying types of fission bombs. It has left a legacy of new and more powerful bombs that can be used during wartime that would ironically save lives. Before the nuclear bomb was successfully created, the US military had planned an invasion of the island of Japan. When this was planned the US started producing Purple Hearts at a tremendous rate, this way there would be enough to give to the families of those who had died during the raid. The US still had "Despite wastage, pilfering and items that were simply lost, approximately 495,000" Purple Hearts after WWII ended (Giangreco).