Atomic Bomb

The atomic bomb was one of the most controversial war tactics of all time. The U.S. used the atomic bomb to put an end to world war two by taking out Japan. The U.S. initially dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima attempting to dismantle the country and have it surrender in the war. This bomb killed tens of thousands of people however Japan remained in the war. The U.S. then dropped "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, a huge industrial center for Japan, by annihilating Nagasaki the U.S. destroyed Japans income and forced it out of the war. The combined bombs killed upwards of 150,000 people. Although at the time taking out Japan seemed like it was the only option looking back the impact the atomic bombs creation has had on the world is devastating. The amount of nuclear power in the world right now could destroy the world multiple times. The amount of power many countries now hold is far to much. The fact that bothers me the most is that our own country was the leading country in the atomic race. We failed to realize the underlying consequences in these actions and have now caused a huge problem for the future generations. Multiple countries could end the world by the click of a button because of our mistake and it is inexcusable. In all honesty I don't think anything will be able to be done about this becasue all of the countries will continue to make their atomic weapons, even if they agree to stop making them. Each country needs to make its own to feel safe from the other countries because they need to have the same weapon capability. While everyone continues to make more and more bombs however the world just continues to lose its safety. Because of the U.S.'s one decision to drop the atomic bomb our world will never be the same.

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Tucker, Spencer C. "Dropping the Bomb Saved Lives." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 1 Feb. 2010. .