Western Allies. This was not the end‚ however‚ as both the condition and attitude of Japan showed they were still ready to fight. Military action needed to be taken against them. Luckily‚ the United States had been working on a secret plan called “The Manhattan Project‚” in which they were constructing a military weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen. When it was used twice against the Japanese and lead to their unconditional surrender‚ the weapon caused so much destruction that many questioned
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“When you see something that is technically sweet‚ you go ahead and to do it‚ and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the bomb‚” said Robert Oppenheimer‚ the leader of the Manhattan Project (Polenburg 2002‚ 41). The atomic bomb has been exhaustively debated‚ as is Robert Oppenheimer’s life‚ but that’s what makes it so researchable and interesting; there is information on both sides of the argument - on Oppenheimer’s morals and
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count of both of the bombs dropped on Japan. Originally‚ the Manhattan Project was devoted to seeing if it was possible to even create the reaction needed for such a bomb to exist. The U.S. government had heard from the esteemed Albert Einstein that the Germans had discovered the reaction that powered the deadly atomic bomb. Out of fear‚ and the desire to have the biggest and strongest bomb‚ F.D.R. authorized the creation of the Manhattan Project. It was responsible for discovering the reaction‚ producing
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President Truman made the correct decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. There were various events that led to his correct decision starting with Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt. In his letter‚ Einstein warned President Roosevelt that Germany might develop and use atomic bombs. These bombs were capable of mass destruction because of the energy released by the splitting of atomic nuclei. When a single free neutron strikes the nucleus of an atom of radioactive material
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years later and still at war‚ the President Franklin Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein explaining efforts in Nazi Germany to build an atomic bomb. The United States Government soon after began a very secretive project known as “The Manhattan Project”. They developed a new weapon‚ which was called the nuclear bomb. The United States made two of these weapons‚ “Little Boy” which consisted of uranium-235‚ weighed about 9‚700lbs and‚ two billion dollars of research was the smallest of
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During World War II the United States government propelled a $2 billion venture. This venture‚ known as the Manhattan Project‚ was a push to deliver a nuclear bomb. This venture was gone up against by gathering nuclear researchers from everywhere throughout the world. President Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bomb on the urban areas of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the immediate reason for the finish of World War II in the Pacific. The United States felt it was important to drop the nuclear bombs
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In the later stage of WWII‚ many wars in Europe had already ended while Japan was still resisting in Asia. Apart from the resist of Japan‚ Japan even attacked Pearl Harbour surprisingly which displease America. This forced Amercia to implement “Manhattan Project” and produce atomic bombs to fight against Germany and Japan in 1942. After 3 years‚ the projects succeed that two atomic bombs “Little boy” and “Fat man” were thrown to Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively under the order of President Harry
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Nuclear weapons were introduced to the Asian continent in 1945‚ by the United States. The United States succeeded in nuclear weapon development all thanks to the Manhattan Project team. Thus the United States developing its nuclear weaponry‚ the fears of the Soviet Union amplified and many other powers joined the nuclear arms race. President Truman at the time‚ approved the August 6‚ 1945 bombing of Hiroshima. Since the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima took place‚ more Asian nations have gone
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Albert Einstein once said‚ “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought‚ but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones[‚]”(Brainyquote). Given that Albert Einstein worked on the 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
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weapons‚ such as firearms and machine guns. Scientific breakthroughs in the 1930s brought significant changes in military technology‚ resulting in the creation of nuclear weapons. Prior to WWII‚ nuclear weapons were nonexistent. It was not until the Manhattan Project that the world of military technology saw a huge game-changer in WWII. In an attempt to counter Nazi German atomic bomb project‚ U.S. collaborated with Canada and U.K. and produced the first atomic bomb. Throughout history‚ only two atomic
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