Decision to Drop the Bomb By Jung Oh Introduction Of all the political and military decisions in history‚ few have been subject to more analysis and comment than the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Miles‚ 1985‚121). Scholars in the field have grappled with the vexing question of why the United States decided to use the atomic bomb near the conclusion of the Second World War. A careful study of the critical events leading up to 6 August 1945 offers many distinct explanations. Contemporary
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The effects of the atomic bomb were terrible. There’s no doubt in my mind that the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a costly mistake. Atomic bombs produce heat millions of degrees high‚ and visible ultraviolet and inferred rays.(Lapp 844) Everyone and everything exposed to their blast is affected. No one is left untouched‚ whether it be emotional or physical; in many cases both. However‚ many members of the science community argue that the atomic bomb was a great advance in technology
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The story of the atomic bomb Have you ever wondered about how the disasters at Hiroshima and Nagasaki came about? Well I have too‚ and here is what I got for answers.The atomic bomb was built out of necessity in order to protect our country because we found out that the Germans had already discovered nuclear fission‚ it was possibly the most devastating project in the U.S‚ and it also opened up important new studies of radiation. The first atomic bomb was built out of necessity because Albert
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The Atomic Bomb: Effects on Hiroshima and Mankind The nuclear bomb was the most devastating weapon ever created by man. It was developed between 1942 and 1945 during the second World War. The project to build the worlds first atomic weapon was called The Manhattan Project. The nuclear bomb was based on the idea of splitting an atom to create energy‚ this is called fission. Three bombs were created‚ "Trinity"‚ "Little Boy"‚ and "Fat Man". "Trinity" was dropped on a test site in New Mexico on July
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drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to push Japan to surrender. The bombing was unjustified because the U.S. Army:(1) targeted heavily populated civilian cities‚ (2) deliberately planned their attack to kill‚ (3) did not give Japan enough time to respond‚ (4) did not experience as many casualties than Japan. Many say that the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was unjustified because the U.S. targeted cities that were populated by civilians. According to the notes
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Effects of the Atomic Bomb Ryan McNall Southern Vermont College In our vast history of events‚ we have learned a lot about radiation. One event in time that had a big effect on what we know about radiation was when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan in 1945. This attack started the nuclear warfare age and gave the world an idea of what radiation can do to your body if it is used in the wrong ways. Before the attack on Japan‚ the United
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as the center of controversy. A most notable event that is still debated across many public forums is the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Historians and politicians alike have questioned the justification of the United States’s decision. After taking careful consideration of both sides of the argument‚ it can be determined that the Unites States was not justified in its actions. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima had many negative health effects on the people at the time it was detonated and even up till
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All Were there any injury phases on the people who survived the Atomic Bomb horrific? The injury phases on the people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who survived The Atomic Bomb were horrific because most people were instantly vaporized or had the high risk of Cancers‚Blood Disorders‚ and Tumors. There were also risks of being badly burnt and having skin injuries that caused life long disorders to the body. The Atomic Bomb was so powerful that it caused more than 7 decades of death and agony to the people
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The Bombing of Hiroshima August 8‚ 1946 will be a day etched into the memories of the many people that survived the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. John Hershey wrote a book titled‚ Hiroshima‚ which told the stories of six survivors from that day. The stories that are told by these brave people are heart wrenching‚ horrific‚ and almost painful to even read. Two survivors‚ Akihiro Takahashi and Eiko Taoka‚ tell a story about the air raid and what they saw after the large red flash had hit the ground
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American Media Coverage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings On August 6‚ 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped over the city of Hiroshima in Japan‚ to be followed by a second bomb over the city of Nagasaki‚ three days later‚ by the American military. The fatal consequences of the dropping the world’s first atomic bombs (with power equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT explosives) over these cities‚ the mass destruction and loss of life‚ both short term as well as long term was magnanimous. The reportage
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