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The Atomic Bomb

In this paper, it will be discussed why the Atomic Bomb is

the biggest method of destruction known to man. The paper

will be discussing the results of the Atomic Bombs, along

with the effects years after the initial explosion. People

always wonder how many people actually died in the two

Atomic Bombs which were dropped in Japan. This question

will be answered, along with the method that citizens were

actually killed by the bomb. Besides the initial blast winds

that an Atomic Bomb gives off, people may be killed by

several other things including heat rays, radiation and the

implosion of their home.



Robert S. Oppenheimer, was the father of the Atomic

Bomb. After Albert Einstein stated that if the Nazi's made a

nuclear weapon first, the results would be devastating. Due

to this, Oppenheimer decided to race to develop such a

weapon, before the Nazi's. On August 6, 1945, the first

Atomic Bomb used in warfare, was dropped on Hiroshima,

Japan. U.S. President, Harry Truman ordered the dropping

of the Atomic Bomb, on what he reported would only

destroy military bases. The devastation turned out to be

nothing like anybody had ever seen before. On August 2,

1945 "20th Air Force attacks targets in Japan on 6th

August. Primary Target…Hiroshima…". At this point, only

the direct order of President Truman could stop the

dropping of the bomb. As it turned out, Truman thought

nothing of the sort. His intention was to bomb Hiroshima,

and nothing was going to stop him. The bomb which was

dropped on Hiroshima was nicknamed "Little Boy" Three

days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.

The bombing of Nagasaki completely wiped out the northern

part of the city. The nickname for this bomb was called "Fat

Man".



There are a few reasons why these two cities each have

different nicknames. The Nagasaki bomb did not destroy as

much as the Hiroshima bomb, nor did it kill...