The Puppet Master used bombs to help the Codebreaker to broaden his knowledge. He used the bombs to threaten to blow people up, but he was giving the Codebreaker the opportunity to disarm the bombs. However, at the end of the book he tricked the Codebreaker into thinking that he was disarming the bombs, but he was actually setting them off. The Puppet Master manipulated the Codebreaker into thinking he was helping when he was actually harming. In the 20th century, nuclear weapons were developed but only used once. After they were used, many Japanese people were dying because of the radiation from the bombs, but it ended the war sooner, so fewer American lives were lost. This is why no one has used nuclear weapons since, "Suddenly, when both sides have the ability to turn the other to ashes with the push of a button—and everybody knows it—the basic math shifts" (Tepperman). Having nuclear weapons can be a good thing as it creates a nuclear deturant to any and all nations that might attack a country. Although, the use of nuclear weapons can have a negative effect on a specific area by killing millions of
The Puppet Master used bombs to help the Codebreaker to broaden his knowledge. He used the bombs to threaten to blow people up, but he was giving the Codebreaker the opportunity to disarm the bombs. However, at the end of the book he tricked the Codebreaker into thinking that he was disarming the bombs, but he was actually setting them off. The Puppet Master manipulated the Codebreaker into thinking he was helping when he was actually harming. In the 20th century, nuclear weapons were developed but only used once. After they were used, many Japanese people were dying because of the radiation from the bombs, but it ended the war sooner, so fewer American lives were lost. This is why no one has used nuclear weapons since, "Suddenly, when both sides have the ability to turn the other to ashes with the push of a button—and everybody knows it—the basic math shifts" (Tepperman). Having nuclear weapons can be a good thing as it creates a nuclear deturant to any and all nations that might attack a country. Although, the use of nuclear weapons can have a negative effect on a specific area by killing millions of