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    bomber and with its cargo of Airmen piloting‚ navigating‚ and doing their job‚ with them was "Little Boy" the name for the atomic bomb that was ordered to be dropped over Hiroshima‚ a manufacturing city‚ in a ploy to get the Japanese to surrender‚ the first bomb detonated successfully yet the Japanese Emperor Hirohito did not officially surrender until the second Atomic bomb code named " Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki creating a devisating mushroom cloud and killing

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    Dropping the Atomic Bomb is not necessary for many reasons such as the following. The Ground and Naval wars are progressing strongly and also Japan is already on defense. The ground war is doing very well and has worked for us so far so why not continue. Some may say that the mountainous region of Japan could lead to the death of many American soldiers but the Japanese soldiers would have many fatalities so it would even out instead of just killing many innocent Japanese. The Naval war was making

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    He didn’t understand that his findings will be utilized in an approach that is damaging. He believed that atomic conflict was evitable‚ but needed to work on peace deals as an alternative to battling and understood he was assembling a blast. Oppenheimer had ethical issues using the growth of the explosion‚ and he felt uneasy as “ the father of the atomic bomb being recognized.” Simply worked to get a government lab in Woods Gap‚ Ma. He did research to do good for his information‚

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    The atomic bomb dropped on Japan was the correlated decision of the president at the time‚ Harry Truman‚ and his chief advisors. While the pros and cons were weighed heavily‚ it was decided that the least blood shed would be wrought if we shed the most blood on the first strike. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the enola gay‚ a class B-29 heavy bomber‚ departed from Tinian‚ an island to the southeast of Japan‚ carrying a heavy payload which would effectively be the beginning of the end of Japan’s war against the

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    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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    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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    (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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    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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