The Pros And Cons Of The Atomic Bomb

Everybody knows about the atomic bomb, but not everybody is aware of the story behind it. The atomic bomb is arguably one of the most iconic turning points in history. There are many takes on whether this invention was beneficial or unnecessary. At first, the bomb was built out of spite to beat the Germans; later on, it was used against Japan after Pearl Harbor. This complex weapon needs many people to participate in its creation. The reason the project started was to surpass the Germans in creating the first nuclear weapon, in fear they would get their hands on it first. News began to spread about the Germans' attempts to create an atomic bomb. With this, many scientists thought to warn President Roosevelt about the Germans' current project
“Leo Szilard was a Hungarian physicist... Hans Bethe served as Chief of the Theoretical Division. Ernest O. Lawrence is an American-born nuclear physicist. Klaus Fuchs was a German theoretical physicist. Glenn Seaborg was an American-born chemist. Norwich University (Norwich University). This evidence illustrates that many scientists had to be involved in accomplishing the atomic bomb. Although the Manhattan Project was confidential, there were still a handful of spies who sold atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Klaus Fuchs is a German spy who is most famously known for his espionage during his time in the Manhattan Project. “Fuchs provided information on technical issues relating to the design of the atomic bomb. When combined with information from other sources, this helped the Russians make rapid progress in developing what was effectively a copy of the American atomic bomb design” (Security Service MI5). This shows that with the information Fuchs and other spies provided, the Soviet Union was able to make a similar bomb as the Americans. There was a lot of pressure on the scientists who were involved with the Manhattan Project; the atomic bomb was the biggest wake-up call Japan and the rest of the world experienced before