Should atomic weapons ever be used?
No.
The two used in WWII were not necessary. The Japanese were already trying to figure out how to surrender. The Americans were just impatient and had this shiny new toy they wanted everybody to know they had.
Second Answer: The atom bomb was used to "save millions of lives" and to motivate the Japanese military to surrender. It is not correct that the Japanese Military and governing body were trying to figure out how to surrender. They were not willing to surrender. There was even a plot to stop the Emperor Hirohito from surrendering. The plot failed thankfully. Hirohito saw the total destruction done by two atomic bombs. He knew the US could have more. However, he was more afraid of the million strong Red Army fighting the Japanese in Manchuria and were coming to the main island of Japan. The bombs were motivation for Hirohito but he admitted it was the Red Army that scared and motivated him more.
He had taken a vow to protect Japan. So he chose to surrender (atom bombs or not, Red Army or not). His problem was the Japanese Military staunch idea of NEVER surrendering. He told them he had to save Japan because of his sacred vow.
Another concept people need to think of when considering weather or not the atomic bombs should have been used. The Japanese had created nuclear dirty bombs and were working to make large atomic bombs. The Germans had started out to create some atomic bombs but ended up helping Japan. Therefore many Americans are extremely glad the Americans finished the race to make the atomic bombs because they would have been used by Japan or Germany. A million Allied Forces were extremely grateful not to have to invade the main island of Japan.
In what state have there been the most nuclear tests in the US?
Nevada, at NPG/NTS just north of Las Vegas.
When did North Korea gain nuclear power?
North Korea hasn't yet gained nuclear power. North Korea has produced Nuclear Bombs, but there have only been 2 on record since 1946. Kim Jong-il cannot make more than 5 by 2050, and in which time his age will be 109. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Turkey, North Korea, Israel, Russia and Belarus have all claimed weapons of mass destruction. Think of it this way: The US and British Forces are producing over 100,000 bombs a month to protect its citizens, you think just 2 bombs can have the same effect than 100,000 in the Western World? I think not. All the listed countries above will never have nuclear power, to rule or control the doings of other parliaments.
Who the tested the atomic bomb?
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What was President Kennedy's response to the Soviet's putting nuclear missiles into Cuba?
After an American U2 planes discovered installation sites being built in Cuba by the soviets, Kennedy called together the National Security Council, DOD, etc. to discuss what to do with this. We came up with three options. 1)Invade Cuba-Bay of pigs was a failure. 2) Air Strike- were afraid if we did do that ,t hey would shoot our planes3) Leave it alone. No one was really satisfied with those three option so we decided to Quarantine AKA Blockade Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis scared everyone to death; we were on the verge of nuclear war. In 1963 the US and the Soviet Union Signed a nuclear Test Ban Treaty which banned the testing of atomic weapons. A hotline was also set up between Moscow and Washington D.C.
In the world of today would any country dare use Nuclear weapons. This excludes terrorist groups.?
Yes USA
When France wanted to test nuclear bombs on Moruroa Island in the South Pacific what did they do?
when France wanted to do what testing of a nuclear bombs on Moruroa island in the south pacific
* Flail * tomahawk * Knife * Brass Knuckles I've named just a small bit of the history of weapons.
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Why were nuclear bomb used in world war 2?
The President didn't want to lose the enormous US casualties, rangeing from 300,000-750,000 depending on various estimates, that were anticipated. Americans are war weary already with 6,000 plus American Casualties from OIF/ OEF. Americans berate the president for the decision today, would you be willing to sacrifice Half a million American Soldiers lives, when you could avoid it. What would you do/?
Who made the American nuclear bomb?
Leo Szilard.
Nope, a large team of hundreds of scientists and engineers operating as the Manhattan Project.
Which best describes the nuclear arms raceThe Marshall Plan?
The hydrogen bomb was much more powerful than the fission bomb.
Sputnik sparked fears of Soviet bombs traveling on rockets.
The United States and the Soviet Union both scrambled to make as many bombs as possible.
Where was the nuclear bomb known as Little Boy assembled?
The final assembly of both Little Boy and Fatman was on Tinian. Fatman took 3 days to assemble, Little Boy being simpler in construction took less time.
What couple was convicted of selling nuclear secrets to the soviets?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage on March 29, 1951, and were executed June 19, 1953. They were accused of passing information on the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
In Britain there was the Portland Spy Ring which included Peter & Helen Kroger (Real name Cohen) They were exchanged for a captured British agent in Russia.
What did they use nuclear bombs for?
The U.S. use nuclear bombs during World War ll to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki after Japan refused to surrender.
Who invented the atomic bombs Fatman and Little Boy?
There was no single inventor of the Little Boy gun bomb method, as that method was an obvious means of assembling a supercritical mass.
Seth Neddermeyer was the inventor of the implosion method for the Fatman to assemble a supercritical mass fast enough to prevent a fizzle when using reactor produced plutonium. However he was unable to make it work and George Kistiakowsky was called in. George Kistiakowsky invented the actual shaped charge explosive lense system that was used in both the Gadget and the Fatman.
What country developed its own atomic bomb in 1949?
The Soviet Union developed its own atomic bomb in 1949. This achievement marked a significant milestone in the Cold War, as it ended the United States' post-World War II monopoly on nuclear weapons. The Soviet bomb, known as "First Lightning" or "Joe 1," was successfully tested on August 29, 1949, escalating tensions between the two superpowers.