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Atomic Bombs
Atomic bomb is an explosive device in which a large amount of energy is released through nuclear reactions. This makes an atomic bomb, more properly called a nuclear weapon, a much more powerful device than any conventional bomb containing chemical explosives. The first Atomic Bombs were used during World War 2 in 1945 by the US onto 2 Japanese cities.
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What was the reason for using the atomic bomb?
The reason why the US used the atomic bomb against Japan was that the US wished to bring the war to a more rapid conclusion, in order to avoid giving the Soviet Union the opportunity to invade and take over Japan, as the Soviet Union had already done in Eastern Europe as a by-product of their fight against the Third Reich.
Why was it right to use the atomic bomb?
I believe it was right, yet unright, to use the atomic bomb in World War 2. On one hand, it quickly stopped the war, we would not have to involve ourselves in a bloody invasion of the home islands, and it made the U.S.A. look stronger. But on the other, there have been almost 500,000 deaths because of it, there have been uprisings of revisionists, and we could have waited to see if the invasion of the Soviets two days later would have been successful. I currently have no solid opinion as to whether the atomic bombing was the right decision or not. _____________________________________________________________________ I believe it was right. This is because if we did not use the atomic bomb, and Japan invaded us (the USA) is was estimated that 500,000 to 1,000,000 American people would have been killed. When the USA bombed Japan only 65,000 to 200,000 died. Some might say we should have shown Japan the bomb, but that would have been too risky. It cost the USA about 2 million dollars to make the atomic bombs, why should they waste the money to show Japan what will happen if they don't surrender? They might not surrender anyway! Also, after they saw our bomb, Japan could have made an even bigger one. I am not tring to purswade anyone's opinion, these are just the facts i have gathered.
What warnings were given to the Japanese about the atomic bomb?
There were no warnings. The Manhattan Project was a secret. This was the name of the research project that developed the atom bomb.
What were the long term effects of the atomic bombs on the people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Within the first two to four months of the bombings, the acute effects killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki,[1] with roughly half of the deaths in each city occurring on the first day.Within the first two to four months of the bombings, the acute effects killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki,[1] with roughly half of the deaths in each city occurring on the first day.
Who told Russia the secret of the Atomic bomb?
Actually there is no secret to the atomic bomb.
However Klaus Fuchs & Ted Hall provided the plans of Fat Man. This saved them considerable engineering effort.
When was the first experiment of the atomic bomb?
The first complete test was July 16, 1945; but there had been many component tests performed prior to that, the most significant and dangerous had been the RaLa implosion tests and the criticality tests.
Einstein discovered the use of atom, but there were others who developed rockets to carry a payload.
What are consequences from the atomic bomb?
The blast of atomic bomb causes electrostatic waves and radiation that last for minimum 14 to 18 days in the air after blast, no land could be fertilized cause of the radiation that has been permitted in the land, childrens born abnormal due to radiations that has been emitted on the land and in the atmosphere. It emitted radiation, causing radiation sickness in addition of the people killed and mained. Babies were born for several generation with deformities due to the radiation effects. It eradicated towns and cities thus peoples' homes, communities, families, property, etc.
What was the nick name of the development of the atomic bomb?
By:http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm == ==
What does the cold war and world war and the atomic bomb have in common?
at the end of the world war (WW2) the atomic bomb was used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After WW2 the atomic bomb was further developed and "was used as a silent threat against USSR" until 1949 when they had their own atomic bomb. From that year there was an arms race which played a major part in the Cold War
Was there any warning before the atomic bomb attacks of World War 2?
Yes, there was a warning to Japan that we (the USA) were going to drop an atomic bomb. They did not believe us. So we dropped the atomic bomb. We warned them again. By this time, they did not answer because they were scared that we were going to drop an atomic bomb. So we dropped another bomb. After that, they surrendered the war. So we won World War 2.
The first warning said (and i quote) "we are in possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by man. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the equivalent in explosive power to what 2000 of our giant B-29s can carry on a single mission. This awful fact is one for you to ponder and we solemnly assure you it's grimly accurate. Before using this bomb to destroy every resource of the military by which they are prolonging this unless war, we ask that you now petition the emperor to end the war…"
then the second: Then we sent another warning "Because your military leaders have rejected the thirteen part surrender declaration, two momentous events have occurred in the last few days. Radio Tokyo has told you that with the first use of this weapon of total destruction, Hiroshima was virtually destroyed. Before we use this bomb again and again to destroy every resource of the military by which they are prolonging this useless war, petition the emperor now to end the war. Act at once or we shall resolutely employ this bomb and all our other superior weapons to promptly and forcefully end the war."
How did the Atomic Bomb change the course of history?
- If the Japanese did not die right away from the bomb, the effects of the radiation did. Many got cancers like Leukemia and other radiation illnesses. Also, some people faced birth defects.
- "The Mushroom Bomb" killed about a forth of a million people
- It killed people from less than 100 miles away and farther
- The Bomb was dropped in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, military centers or industrialized cities.
- HIROSHIMA: 73,000 people out of a population of 365,000 people die
- NAGASAKI: 37,500 people out of a population of 200,000 people die
- This all happened because stupid Hitler decided one day he wanted to rule the world so tried taking over Europe including our pal Great Britain, or the United Kingdom. (***Hitler basically caused World War II. If he hadn't started it, we would not have been involved in the war where we had to bomb Japan. Please know that Hitler is the indirect reason for the atomic bomb while President Truman was sort of the direct reason.
- ^President Truman wanted a quick end to the war. He also thought that less Americans would have to die. Don't forget that this was about four years after Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Also, we were not able to fight with soldiers because we needed way more soldiers than we had. It would have taken 6 months to get enough men to fight.
- U.S.A threatened Hidiki Tojo to surrender or else we will use a very powerful weapon on his country, he didn't surrender
- April 6, 1945 we dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
- Tojo still didn't surrender
- The Japanese would not surrender because they wanted to protect their emperor
- We dropped another bomb on April 9, 1945
- Before we dropped those bombs Tojo was helping Hitler rule the world by trying to take over Asia bit by bit
- Tojo asked for a cease fire we said, " Ok if you think you have enough men."
- The War was over in a matter of 3 months
- September 2, 1945 W.W.II, the worst war ever was over!
- Of course my friends, the Allies won thanks to the atomic bomb
In addition to this, the balance of power is now controlled by the countries' nuclear power. After the end of the second world war, countries rushed to make their own bombs to balance out the power. For a couple of years, the United States were the world's one and only superpower. Once Russia (or the Soviet Union at this point in history) achieved nuclear power the Cold War started up. The Cold War was basically Russia and the US pointing their bombs at each other daring the other to fire first. Nothing came out of this stand-still but during these times the threat of World War III and a nuclear war were very real.
What were the two cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on?
The U.S. droped Atomic Bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.
What is the history of the atomic bomb?
There have only been two atomic bombs dropped in history, both to end World War II. However, the history of this deadly device can be traced back to its beginnings on July 16, 1945.
Who was the inventor of the first atomic bomb?
The first 'splitting of an atom' was by Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson,At The University of Manchester,Manchester,England in 1917,This discovery proceeded into the development of a Nuclear weapon. The Manhattan Project,in Los Alamos,USA On the 16th July 1945 detonated the first atomic bomb.Those involved in the making of the bomb were:
Robert Oppenheimer, David Bohm, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, Otto Frisch, Rudolf Peierls, Felix Bloch, Niels Bohr, Emilio Segre, James Franck, Enrico Fermi, Klaus Fuchs and Edward Teller.
What was the Effect of the US dropping atomic bombs on cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The Japanese surrenderd
How many atomic bombs were made during ww2?
Three, one that was tested in the US, one was deployed at Hiroshima and the third at Nagasaki. Bombs were under construction, but no further weapons were ready for use by the surrender date. A fourth bomb was made by Los Alamos before Japan agreed to surrender, but did not arrive in San Francisco to be flown across the Pacific until August 18, four days after the Japanese agreed to surrender (but before the formal signing of the agreement which happened in September). This is confirmed by declassified documents obtained by Chuck Hansen via FOIA requests and summarized in his work Swords of Armageddon.
As 3 more bombs were scheduled for production and delivery in September (ibid.) it is almost certain that Los Alamos completed the first of these 3 within a few days before or after the formal signing. However documents on the completion date of this bomb have not been released. If they did complete this bomb prior to the signing, this would make five in total were built during WW2.
The next definite data in Swords of Armageddon gives bomb production up to the end of the 1946 Operation Crossroads: total bombs built 9, total bombs detonated 5, bombs remaining in stockpile 4.
Note: bombs of this era when built were not assembled. for example a MK-III Fatman came in two crates of parts and took 3 days of final assembly in the field before use.
What were the consequences after dropping atomic bomb?
The previous response was opinion based, and also very uninformative since the bomb DID have major consequences and of course some advantages.
Consequences:-Long term effects of radiation from the bombs still continue to kill thousands.-Many innocent civilians wore the punishment of their rulers who decided not to surrender until after the bombs were dropped. The innocent civilians who died had no influence on the decision of their rulers.-It brought fear, fear of nuclear war.-Power usually causes corruption, and in this case - a whole lot of power was created (having the weapon = power, and now many countries have it).
I'm sure there are plenty of more consequences... but that's all I can think of right now.
Advantages:-It saved the lives of American soldiers (at the cost of innocent civilian lives, since most of the bombed cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, consisted of civilians).
- according to American military estimates, the bomb would have only saved fewer than 50,000 American lives; President Truman claimed 500,000 American lives would have been saved.
-It ended the war quickly.
Obviously, the consequences outweigh the advantages.
I hope this helps! I'd add more if I had more time...
Note: I tried to present the facts rather than give a biased opinion, but I'm sure you can tell which side I'm on.
Ethical issues of atomic bombs?
Nuclear Weapons keep nations at bay (the cold war). Neither side wants to use them. But they will if they think their survival demands it.
It blew people to bits stopping the war. And looked cool... Along with making the U.S. seem stronger.
How many people died from the atomic bombs blast alone?
I believe it was around 120,00 in 2 seconds from the blast, and around 60,000 after the blast from radiation poisoning.
Why was it not necessary for the US to drop the atomic bomb?
Yes!! It was nessasary because if we did not, they would not have surrendered!!!! We ended the war. It FORCED Japan to surrender due to all the deaths and war cost that would have had to be payed if any more was damaged.
Yes!! It was nessasary because if we did not, they would not have surrendered!!!! We ended the war. It FORCED Japan to surrender due to all the deaths and war cost that would have had to be payed if any more was damaged.
It was entirely unnecessary. Japan was ready to surrender, but we were pushing them to surrender unconditionally. They thought that meant we wanted to depose their emperor, whom they believed was a descendent of their sun goddess, and they could not let that happen. If we had just let them have that condition, we would not have "had" to commit the unspeakable horrors that took place.
Of course it was neccesary. Basically, a land invasion would've cost waaay more lives than the nuclear bombs did. So all of you who thinks US is a scumbag country, fawk off. They did just the right thing. The japs were warned before both bombs. They were told to surrender, and they didn't. So they got it the hard way, in the least devastating one.
Who worked on the atomic bomb?
US Scientists in New Mexico (the Manhattan Project) and Albert Einstein had a say in it as well. he thought that you could split the atom but a huge force would happen but he thought nobody would be stupid enough to try it out.
