Taha Elghamudi Mr. Paleczny CHC 2DI-02 June 10‚ 2013 Atomic Bomb Essay Weapons of all kinds have been used by humanity in wars‚ sometimes to instigate‚ and sometimes to make the best of a bad situation. In the case of the atomic bomb there has been a great deal of opposition to it: that it is not necessary to end the war and there are better alternatives to it. In actuality‚ the atomic is necessary to end the war‚ and it is not as “evil” as a weapon in war‚ as many seem to think. It will make the
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A few years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Truman and the US military responded with dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hard decisions were made with this war strategy and some important lessons were learned from this. Based on the circumstances‚ the US was justified in military action against Japan‚ however; dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki shouldn’t have happened. Thousands Civilians were killed over two cities of no real importance in gaining ground
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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
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(Alperovitz‚ Gar (2010-12-29). The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb (p. 39).)” So if the war were to end the Japanese would have to unconditionally surrender‚ secretary of state James Byrnes said as much‚ “For instance‚ in his 1947 book Speaking Frankly‚ James F. Byrnes declared without qualification: “Had the Japanese Government listened to [Ambassador to Soviet Union] Sato and surrendered unconditionally‚ it would not have been necessary to drop the atomic bomb. (Alperovitz‚ p. 34)” The Japanese refused
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Manhattan Project he knew what he was saying. Especially since he knew the destructive force of the weapon he helped create. Although it was not the first‚ the atomic bomb was a weapon that the world had never seen before. With the ability to wipe out an area in seconds and leave that said area in shambles for years later. This power gave the atomic bomb the title of a weapon of mass destruction. Even though they are one of the newest threats to the world; weapons of mass destruction are the most dangerous
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and the entire world outraged. Dropping the atomic bomb is one of the most controversial events in history. Both sides of the argument hold valid reasons‚ and which side is correct becomes a very gray area. Before picking a side‚ knowing what happened is essential. The US made the decision to drop the first weaponized atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. World War II was coming to a stopping point‚ but which side would be the victor. The atomic race had begun‚ and America had to win; the
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The dropping of two atomic bombs in Japan was a decision that took several years and a countless amount of people. During World War II‚ it was clear that the fighting was ruthless and many political figures felt the only way to stop the war was to drop the bombs. Since the atomic bombs were new technology‚ there were several arguments made about the idea and several outcomes had to be considered. The final decision to drop the bombs in 1945 was made through consideration of several different outcomes
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Hiroshima or Nagasaki and having an Atomic Bomb dropped over you unexpectedly killing you and your loved ones. Also imagine all the survivors suffering and dying slowly of radiation poisoning. Thats what the Atomic Bomb was. I don’t think the United States should have bombed Japan but at the sametime I do because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and that brought us into World War 2 and also bomb Japan. At 8:15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 aircraft dropped a nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima
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July 16th‚ 1945‚ a test bomb was successfully detonated at a test bomb site in Alamogordo‚ New Mexico. Months later‚ on August 6th‚ 1945‚ the first ever atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 9th‚ 1945‚ a second atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. In my opinion‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ was not justified. I believe it was not justified because of the effect it had on innocent civilians
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The Atomic Bomb The atomic bomb is a powerful‚ explosive nuclear weapon. It is fueled by the fission of the nuclei of specific amounts of plutonium or uranium‚ in a chain reaction. The strength of the explosion created by one of these bombs is equal to the strength of an explosion created by thousands of tons of TNT. The atomic bomb was first created in the early twentieth century. Physicists in the United States and Europe had discovered that the fission of uranium could be used to create
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