Atomic Bombs

None whatsoever, the Manhattan Project was a closely guarded secret.

Too many civilian casualties, the illness it brought and the devastation.

Yes. The theory for an atomic bomb was actually proposed by German scientist, Albert Einstein.

Robert Oppenheimer led research and development under Manhatten Project

No, the atomic bomb was invented in London England by the Hungarian scientist, Leo Szilard in 1933 as an improved method of transmuting elements. He got the patent for it in 1934.

i believe the US did drop the second atomic bomb during WW2 to intimidate the Soviet Union. Before the first atomic bomb was even dropped on Hiroshima the Japanese armies were failing and they wished to surrender. Toward the end of WW2 they didn't have much of a navy or an airforce. their cities were being bombed and destroyed by regular high explosives and raids. Also, Japan couldn't get the supplies it needed anymore our own B-29's had destroyed most of the Japanese industries nad, with the laying of mines, prevented the arrival of incoming cargoes. With all this going on it was impossible for Japan to continue large scale war successfully. Japan had even tried to surrender before Hiroshima was bombed but the Allied powers would only consider Japan surrendered if Japan would agree to complete surrender. Japan was unwilling to surrender under those condtions and who would blame them. i would surrender knowing i had no say at all whatsoever in the peace negotiations.

so if Japan was already on the brink of defear, and they wanted to surrender anyhow, then it leads me to believe that the atomic bombs, but mostly the second one, where dropped to intimidate the Soviet Union. U.S. leader thought that showing the Soviet Union that America wasn't afraid to use its atomic bombs would help put the communists Soviet Union back in line and make it more managebale.

"Little Boy" was the codename of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets of the 393d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, of the United States Army Air Forces.

Up to August 6th, occasional bombs, which did no great damage had fallen on Hiroshima. Many cities roundabout, one after the other were destroyed, but Hiroshima itself remained protected. There was almost daily observation planes over the city but none of them dropped a bomb. The citizens wondered why they alone had remained undisturbed for so long a time. There were fantastic rumors that the enemy had something special in mind for this city, but no one dreamed that the end would come in such a fashion as on the morning of August 6th.

One simple word, desperation. After the U.S soldiers drove the Japanese out of the Asia-Pacific area, the Japanese Empire still refused to surrender. The United States was hell...very pissed. Because for one, Japan would have probably invaded the mainland U.S and not stop. So yeah, the nuke was a last resort.

The emperor of Japan during WW 2 and the subsequent atomic bombing was Hirohito.

On August 8, Field Order No.17 issued from the 20th Air Force Headquarters on Guam called for its use the following day on either Kokura, the primary target, or Nagasaki, the secondary target. Three days after Hiroshima, the B-29 bomber, "Bockscar" piloted by Sweeney, reached the sky over Kokura on the morning of August 9 but abandoned the primary target because of smoke cover and changed course for Nagasaki.

Nagasaki was an industrialized city with a natural harbor in Western Kuushu, Japan. At 11:02 a.m., this bomb, known as the "Fat Man" bomb, exploded over the north factory district at 1,800 feet above the city to achieve maximum blast effect. Buildings collapsed. Electrical systems were shorted. A wave of secondary fires resulted, adding to their holocaust.

Flash burns from primary heat waves caused most of the casualties to inhabitants. Others were burned when their homes burst into flame. Flying debris caused many injuries. A fire storm of winds followed the blast at Hiroshima as air was drawn back to the center of the burning area. Trees were uprooted. The bomb took the lives of 42,000 persons and injured 40,000 more. It destroyed 39 percent of all the buildings standing in Nagasaki. According to U.S. estimates, 40,000 people were killed or never found as a result of the second bomb.

There were two such missions over Japan. The first was commanded by Colonel Paul Tibbets, who flew the B-29 bomber, Enola Gay, and dropped the atomic bomb, "Little Boy," on Hiroshima. The second mission was commanded by Major Charles Sweeney, who flew the B-29 bomber, Bockscar, and dropped the atomic bomb, "Fat Man," on Nagasaki.

your father, grandfather, uncle, or brother had survived the European war, then was sent to the Pacific for the invasion of Japan. Millions of soldiers were scheduled to take part in this action and at least half a million were expected to die. If your relative had died in a September-October invasion and you later learned that Truman had access to a weapon that would have almost certainly ended the war in August without costing a single American life, you (and millions of other Americans) would have been ready to lynch the President. It is also a fact that there were LESS Japanese casualties from the two nuclear bombs than from the firebombings that preceeded them and these would have continued for at least a month or two before the invasion. Another point is that the Japanese people had been instructed to defend the home islands by all means, even to attack tanks and troops with shovels, broomsticks, and rocks. If this had happened, the defeat of Japan would have meant the end of the Japanese culture. In the early 1940s the United States found themselves pulled into the war by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Thus, incase of another emergency a group of international scientists from Germany, Canada, and United Kingdom formed the Manhattan Project. The sole purpose of the Manhattan Project was to successfully create and test the very first nuclear weapon in the world, giving the Allied Powers a distinct advantage in World War II. On August 6th and 9th of 1945 Harry Truman decided to drop the two atomic bombs, "Little Boy" and "Fat Man", on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing around 200,000 people, most due to exposure to radiation which causes cancer and leukemia. I believe Harry Truman was justified in dropping the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, although some may disagree. He saved countless American, Allied, and even Axis power lives based on his decision, gave the allied powers an advantage in the war after forcing Japan out, and "August 6, 1945, day of the bomb: At 3A.M., Navy Captain William S. Parsons squatted in the cramped bomb bay of the specially built B-29, the Enola Gay, and began to tinker with the 10foot-long atomic bomb hanging from a hook in the ceiling like a helpless whale." (Day of the Bomb) By 8:15 A.M. Truman had ordered the drop of "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, a naval base in Japan. Japan had chosen not to intercept this fleet, seeing that it was not more than three aircrafts. Had Truman not decided to drop "Little Boy" on Hiroshima and then a follow-up of "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, we may have experienced many more years of war and death. Although nearly 200,000 Japanese were killed during this explosion and exposure to radiation, many more would have died if we continued to have battles such as the ones in Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The decision of dropping these bombs was one that required a lot of thought and consideration by Harry Truman. Although it was a tough decision, "Yes, he would drop the bomb on Japan if he had to do it over again. It saved a million lives didn't it?"(Day of the Bomb) Had he not succeeded and forced Japan to surrender and secede from this war, he may have forced them to invest more money into their own nuclear weapons program and manage to eliminate half of the United States due to nuclear explosions. Truman was justified in his decision, and he managed to force Japan out, and the end of the war was near. Many people view Harry Truman as either one of the top presidents or one of the worst based on his decision on this matter. He made the right decision and many of us could not handle the decision that he had to make on this subject. Based on his decision he saved countless lives, and ended the war. After bombing Japan the 2nd time at the Nagasaki naval base, Japan was forced to surrender. This gave the Allied powers an advantage in the war, because with Japan out less supplies could get to such countries as Germany, the result of which could have meant we lost the war. By putting an end to the war he allowed many of the remaining soldiers to return home to their friends and families and regain their lives. In forcing an end to the war with his atomic bomb decision, he allowed many countries to rebuild and refine their armies and industries. This "great war" took a toll on the industries mostly. As more men went to war, more materials and supplies were needed, but as more men went, there were fewer men to supply these necessities, especially at the pace needed. Thus, many countries were running low on supplies. Putting an end to war saved many from starvation, and again saved lives. During war times in order to keep up with many other countries' military strength many of our large businesses, companies, and factories such as General Motors, or GMC, switch over from making what they normally do, such as cars, to making tanks weaponry and ammunition. During these times the United States becomes a manufacturing society. We manage to decrease the price of making weapons, tanks, and ammunition while using our assembly line method of production to make these things faster, and we make these defense goods at a much more efficient rate. Although our defense production goes up, so does the price of the goods these companies usually produce because a large amount of the man power going towards defense, the law of supply and demand. Ending war allowed the United States, and many other countries who share this method of production, to go back to their normal system of production allowing these businesses to begin making money again, changing us back to an industrial society. On this topic Truman's decision was justified and greatly impacted United States and every other country involved in the war. He knew that by bombing these naval bases Japan had no choice but surrender or else they might be bombed again and lose many more lives that previously before. By using the atomic bomb on Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki he made the right decision, and Japan had no choice but to surrender after losing their two largest naval bases. He saved countless more lives that he had taken, for both the allied and axis powers. In addition to ending the war, he allowed all the countries to slow down their supply production for the soldiers and they were not as necessary. Last, he allowed the United States' industries to make what they are specialized in, from making defense goods to cars, clothes, and many other products. Thus, Harry Truman was justified, although many lives may have had to be sacrificed he was left with no other choice, or he may have lost the war and many more soldiers. All that has been said is true, but it's from the viewpoint of "pity the poor innocent Japanese people."The dropping of the atomic bomb was justified - it's a pity there were not more of them. What about the poor people they butchered, killed, murdered, raped, etc etc all throughout the war? They were innocent civilians too.What about them? Doesn't anybody care about how they suffered? Why do you think most of the south east Asian countries invaded by the Japanese detest and hate them to this very day? What about the allied POWs? Most returned POWs felt as much compassion for the Japanese as they felt for their prisoners, and heartedly agreed with the dropping of the atomic bombs, and the only reason for the decreased antipathy towards the Japanese is that most of that particular generation has died. Unlike Germany, Japan has never even reluctantly admitted they were at fault in the war, let alone admit responsibility and say sorry, least of all to ask for forgiveness. The whole country was collectively culpable for the approximately 6 million Asian civilian deaths alone and thus collectively responsible for their due retribution. Plus I do not feel that people should feel any moral outrage at the dropping of the bomb as even greater atrocities examples of human depravity were committed by the Japanese forces in their invasion of China and treatment of war prisoners; for example, in the 'Rape of Nanking' where 300,000 innocent civilians died , and the rapes of small children culminating in the slitting of their throats. Any argument even suggesting that the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan was unjustified on moral grounds despite their ownimmoral behaviour, (and that is even even according to the so-called 'rules' of war), is outright hypocrisy, and therefore renders the argument null and void. You cannot use morality to justify immorality. If you live by the sword you must expect to die by the sword.
It depends on your point of view. IF you're asking was it right that the people on the islands of Hiroshima and Nagasaki died as a result of testing the devices - then I'd say no. IF you're asking whether the millions of lives saved as a result of the success of the test bombs justified the sacrifice of the people on the islands, then I'd have to say yes. Without a 'field test' there would have been no way of knowing the extent of devastation the bombs were capable of.

The atomic bomb was first developed by a team of scientists in the United States under the direction of Robert Oppenheimer in a project called the Manhattan project (named after the location where much of the work took place). The project was aided by Great Britain and Canada and took 6 years from inception in 1939 (initiated by a letter from Albert Einstein to President Roosevelt warning of German research in nuclear fission), and culminating in the first successful detonation of an atomic device in New Mexico in 1945.

It should be noted, however, that the British did, in fact, first discover the properties of nuclear fission in Uranium235 in 1939, on which the first atomic bomb was based.

According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.

It ended the war quickly, preventing months or even years of capturing the islands one by one. The total number of lives lost if the war continued would probably have been higher than the number of people killed by the atomic bombs.

out of 80,000 people it is very impossible to answer your vague question, but i would say a person on the name of Michael Nowicki. He is a middle aged man who grew up in Nagasaki doing the impossible.

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The atomic bomb "Little Boy" that hit Hiroshima August 6, 1945 killed between 130,000 and 150,000 including later deaths due to radiation poisoning. "Fat Man", which fell on Nagasaki August 9, 1945 killed around 39,000 with the initial blast and a total 0f 60,000 to 80,000 counting related deaths attributed to radiation poisoning.

No one particular scientist or physicist was responsible. The weapon was designed due to the efforts of several individuals and the large working groups which were collectively referred to as The Manhattan Project.

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Hitler, he was dead before the Bomb was used in warfare.

Robert Oppenheimer is the best candidate for this unwelcome title. He was said to have quoted the Bhagavad Gita 'the destroyer of worlds' upon the first successful test of what everyone of the time referred to as the 'Gadget'.

The United States did not go to war over the atomic bomb. We used it to end a war. During WWII there was a race to build the bomb, originally it was going to be used on Germany but Germany fell. Japan however continued to fight on with tenacity Japan showed no signs of wanting to surrender they were conducting many suicide attacks, even to the point of training its civilian citizens to attack invading Americans with sharpened sticks. If America had invaded the main island of japan as was planed the loss of human life (both American and Japanese) would have been astronomical so it was decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan to let them know we had weapons of mass destruction and we would use them. After the second bomb was dropped Japan surrendered. Although the bombs were dropped on cities and many civilians were killed many many more would have been killed had the United States conducted a conventional invasion. There is also a twist to the this in the Japanese also had an atomic weapons program. Historians dispute the readiness of the Japanese bomb and certainly the German plutonium sent to them was surrendered by the U boat carrying it to the Americans before it reached them. However there is evidence they did have some uranium and credible plans for a bomb. At best case they were a year away at worst case the US beat them to the draw by 11 days, targets included the US Pacific fleet or the West coast cities.

Hiroshima and Nagaski in Japan have been the only 2 bombs used against people. During World War II in August of 1945. The cities were known for military activity but also contained hundreds of thousands of civilians. Loses were great from the blast themselves, but many more died as a result of radiation poisoning.