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    2000). The same article advises that the atomic bomb, a new weapon developed in such secrecy that Truman, who succeeded to the office on President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death in April, knew

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    of giving up; Japan did not falter despite the looming threats of bombs from the United States. A decision was made that would ultimately end the lives of hundreds of thousands of people while effecting the lives of millions of others. An American bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. A couple days later, a second bomb was dropped over Nagasaki, Japan. No one could have predicted the effects the bombs would have on both those who came in contact with it and the rest

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    country of Japan. After the Japanese killed thousands of U.S soldiers with their ruthless and unexpected attack on Pearl Harbour the United States released two atomic bombs on their two major cities. These cities were known as Nagasaki and Hiroshima. After the bombs were dropped the war was put to an end. The use of the atomic bombs is a widely debated topic on whether their use was necessary or not. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not only necessary to end the war but it was also necessary

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    Manhattan Project established a new powerful military weapon known as the Atomic Bomb. This new entirely militarized weapon was designed to force Japan into surrendering because Japan was still willing to fight even though they were on a brink of defeat and they were

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    Hydrogen bomb was first studied at the second world war together with the researches of nuclear fission.The main element used in it is hydrogen. Hydrogen was first found in later 16th century but it was not confirmed as a kind of chemical element by Henry Cavendish before 1766. It is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1. That means it is the first one on the periodic table and each atom just has one proton and one electron.And with a standard atomic weight of 1.008, hydrogen is the

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    Atomic Bomb On sunny day in August in 1945, the lives of Hiroshima citizens changed forever. While doing day to day activities, an American B-29 was heard from up above, when seconds later their whole world was unbearably white and red. The town immediately started to decay as people were lying on the roads, dying, and if citizens were able to stay alive, they had no home to go back to. This horrible scenario was the result of the United States decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (Japan)

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    Over 192,000 people in Hiroshima were killed by the atomic bomb (Hall). If the technology of the atomic bomb ended up in Hitler’s hands many more than two atomic bombs could have been dropped. Hitler attempting to obtain the atomic bomb was a big deal throughout world war two because nobody knew what he would do with the bomb. The lead scientist in Hitler’s atomic bomb project was Dr.Werner Heisenberg. Many articles have been read through and dissected in order to make sure that the paper is historically

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    The development of the atomic bomb and chemical warfare forever changed the way people saw the world. It was a landmark in time for which there was no turning back. The constant balancing of the nuclear super powers kept the whole of humankind on the brink of atomic Armageddon. Fear of nuclear winter and the uncertainty of radiation created its own form of a cultural epidemic in the United States. During these tense times in human history officials made controversial decisions such as the bombings

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    Nuclear bombs can bring a genocide to countries and people within less than a minute. Nuclear bombs, an enormous war bomb, can kill thousands of people and start and end wars. World War 2 bomb “Little Boy” measured 9.8 feet tip to tail and let off a chain reaction explosion that killed more than 80,000 people. Nuclear bombs are made out of uranium which is one of the most potent materials for bombs. If a bomb such as “Little Boy” were to be dropped on Los Angeles, California it would kill 100,330

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    If the bombs dropped on japan in 1945 that ended the war were so successful. Why haven’t they been used since? This question has been surrounded with controversy for years. Is it because America is scared to kill a mass number of people again? The effect on the environment? All of these are valid reasons but many people believe the main reason is because other countries also have nuclear weapons now. Unlike back in world war two when America was the first country to develop a successful Atomic bomb

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