Essays on Hiroshima

In order to win the Second World War and overtake the Germans from creating a weapon of mass destruction, the United States (US) together with Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) launched the Operation Manhattan, also known as the Project Manhattan. The said operation was designed to create the most destructive bombs ever invented during those times. The operation resulted to the creation of the world first atomic bomb which helped end WWII. It should also be noted that the operation was designed to spy on the German’s nuclear weapons project. It was in the desert of New ...

Introduction

One of the largest and most controversial topics pertaining to nationwide and homeland security is the issue concerning nuclear weapons. Being one of the most deadly and effective war tactic known to man, nuclear arsenals have the potential to wipe out a major part, if not all, of humankind and as such they pose a major threat to countries and societies at large. It is interesting—and quite alarming—to note that even though people are majorly aware of the destruction that nuclear weapons have, most of the major countries keep a nuclear arsenal for potential use in military ...

Introduction

Generally, Free Thought can be attributed to almost all developments and advancements in the world. Ranging from innovations and technological developments to religion and political changes, free thought seems to be the main driver of change. Free thought requires that free thinkers hold their positions regarding truth based on empiricism, logic, and reason. This implies that a free thinker should not be influenced by such things as tradition, authority or revelation. Free thought has developed a society of civilized people and advanced technology leading to the end of ineffective and bureaucratic regimes and religions that brought about differences within ...

Introduction and Thesis

Harry S. Truman is known as the 33rd President of the United States. He assumed the Presidency of the nation in April of 1945 when President Franklin Roosevelt died due to a stroke. He may not have desired to campaign and assume the Presidency of the United States, but his term in office ushered in a new age in the field of international relations, a new outlook on race relations in the country, and for the United States to assume a greater role in world politics as well.

Overview of the Presidency

Harry S. Truman had been in office as the Vice-President of ...

There are many events in modern history that altered the course of humanity forever. From the Golden Age to Prohibition, America went through many major changes throughout its journey through time. One of the most important events that brought about significant change to the country was the advent and participation in World War II. This was brought many developments that would allow militaries and navies to completely change their fighting tactics. There were new ways to destroy the enemy and showcase power to the rest of the world. This brought about the introduction of total war, which refers to ...

Thesis

America should have sounded a warning to people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the attacks, explaining the potential impact of the atomic bombs to reduce casualties.

Introduction

In August 1945, America dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing a total of 129,000 people. The two incidences remain the only known uses of atomic and nuclear bombs in history. The events brought to an end the World War II that had been going on for close to a decade. Paul Tibbets was the pilot of the plane that dropped the two bombs, and up to his death in ...

La Jetée (1962) is a short science fiction film by Chris Marker. It is twenty-eight minutes long, totally in black and white, and it is comprised of a series of photos. The film describes a post-war experiment using time travel from the past to the future and vice versa in post-apocalyptic France. The director uses time travel by employing two techniques: the power of memory through a fairy tale’s illusion and the effect of photography. Like ‘Snow White’ and ‘Briar Rose’, La Jetée is a fairy tale, a political fairytale. It begins with a story of ...

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings represent the only incidences that nuclear bombs were ever used in the history of humanity. The devastation, death, and destruction that followed resulted to the surrendering of Japan and thus brought the Second World War to an end. Over the years that followed, the magnitude of the impacts of the nuclear bombs resulted in the debate regarding the justification, or lack thereof regarding the bombing of Japan by the United States. Essentially, the United States had no justification in dropping the bombs in Japan. To a great deal, the justification for the bombing of ...

The documentary film White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was produced and directed by Steven Okazaki in 2007. This film is full of drama, because it shows personal stories of the people that survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This film is of great importance for understanding the events that took place at the end of the World War II, because it explains the motives of the USA to use the mass destruction weapons and more importantly it shows the devastating consequences of the atomic bombings. Thousands of people were immediately killed, but even ...

‘Hiroshima Diary’ is a touching account of events that happened during the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. The story is grounded in the setting of a hospital in Hiroshima where the author, Dr. Michihiko Hachiya details the condition of the hospital he was working in from the 6th day of August when the bombings occurred up to the end of August. Within this text, the author expressed his trepidation over the manner in which the army and the emperor had approached the warfare. Before the bombings, he had expressed his fears that he thought Japan would lose the ...

Technology

Introduction Analysis of technology has revealed that most countries have been revolutionized by technology, making them more digitalized. Indeed, technology use in our daily lives has made work or things easier for us, unlike in traditional times where there was no technology. It has further been embraced in warfare for advancing weapons as well as fighting tactics. The use of technology in warfare comes along with added advantages during war when advanced weapons are used. However, for an army to conquer their enemies during war technologically, other factors such as planning in advance and the tactics used, skills of ...

I humbly appreciate this opportunity to address this congregation at the 10th Annual Environmental Protection Agency’s meeting [Acknowledge any VIP in the audience]. Warfare is a great deterrent to the attainment of sustainable development. How can the future generation meet their need if the needs of the present generation are not assured? [Pause for a few seconds]. Each time war breaks out between nations, the negative impacts are leveled on the natural resources and consequently, on the environment. [Refer to slide for the main triggers of these wars]. It is interesting to note that war has been an ...

History

The Atomic Bomb Did the US Chose To Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan Before 1939, it was the acknowledged conviction of researchers that it was hypothetically conceivable to discharge nuclear vitality. In any case, nobody knew any viable strategy, for preventing the use of the bombs. By the 1942, however, people realized that the Germans were researching exhaustively to figure out how to incorporate nuclear vitality to alternate motors of war that they were to use to progress the war against other countries in the world. Nevertheless, the Germans fizzled. The people should be appreciative the Germans were ...

Identification Questions

3.2 Party of the Institutionalized Revolution The Party of the Institutionalized Revolution was a political party in Mexico that was created by Plutarco Elias Calles in 1929. It lasted for 71 years in power in the country, and was the largest political party in Mexico at the time. The party leans toward socialism but has been grouped together with other socialist-democratic government parties. The PIR is historically significant because of its different take on the idea of revolution and the government. Every revolution in history has been based on the idea of breaking down institutions and tearing apart the ...

Issey Miyake

Historic Designer Research Paper Issey Miyake Modernly recognized as one of the greatest historical and contemporary fashion artists and designers to establish their very own unique and creative method of direct collaboration between artists and manufacturers; Issey Miyake thrives off of traditional artistic methods and their revival in direct response to the demand of times. The Japanese born artist has made a huge global impact within the fashion industry, while continuing to adapt contemporary, innovative, and industrial apparel designs, artistic exhibitions, and fragrances (Issey Miyake | Fashion Designer Biography, n.d.). First let us explore the background of the artist and ...

On the 6th of August, 1945, the Enola Gay, a US B-29 bomber released an atomic bomb on the metropolis of Hiroshima and another unnecessary one in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The incident resulted in the instantaneous death of 80,000 individuals in Hiroshima, and 40,000 more in Nagasaki after they were vaporized, and more than 100,000 continued to die because of burns resulting from the radiation. The Allied Powers had initially pressured Japan to surrender and had warned that failure to surrender would lead to mass destruction. However, the Allied Powers did not mention the ...

Nuclear Weapons

Development of the nuclear weapon was a phenomenal step for science, but one of the worst inventions in human history. As a weapon that is so deadly it can wipe out entire large populated cities at once, the world lives in concern of all the nations of the world who have nuclear weapons in their possession. It was the United States that developed this bomb and first used them in World War II by dropping them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. After the use of these weapons by the U.S. other nations began testing them as well, such ...

Already in 1937, the US government was dissatisfied with the actions of the Japanese in Manchuria, as well as with the policy of Germany and Italy. Being a major supplier of oil and steel to Japan, the United States warned the Japanese government about the possibility of termination of the supply in case the Japanese army will not leave China In order to exclude the possibility of military aggression by Japan, Roosevelt throws part of the American fleet in the Hawaiian Islands located on a military base - Pearl Harbor, which is now the headquarters of the US Pacific ...

In the history of the modern world, perhaps the most controversial military decision on record is that of the United States bombing the cities of Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The question asked by many revolves around the factors that propelled the American government into using the atomic bombs as the Second World War concluded. To that end, an analysis of the events that led to the August 6 dropping of the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 provides multiple possible explanations. Apparently, a single theory cannot give proper responses on the matter and any ideas that hint ...

Though Japanese attack on American naval base in Pearl Harbor was surprise, there was a set of factors, which could potentially lead to a war between the United States and Japan earlier or later. Both sides had a clear understanding of the processes, therefore each of the nations was preparing to the possible escalation. Propensity towards armed conflict increased significantly after Japanese overrun to Manchuria (a part of Chinese territory) in 1931. During the following years Japan kept on with expansion to China, which led to start of full-scale war between Japan and China (also referred to as Second ...

The Second Sino-Japanese war was a conflict between the military forces of China and Japan which lasted 1937 to 1945, following the first Sino-Chinese war of 1895. It has been claimed by some historians that were it not for military and economic assistance or support from the allied forces and states of United States, Germany, and Britain, Japan would have won the war even before it began. However, this was not to be as Japan was forced to surrender after the US-led troops dropped atomic bombs one of its cities, Hiroshima in 1945. This second Sino-Japanese is considered to ...

In the middle of the 20th century, after the World War II, all countries were highly disturbed and scared of a new war which could appear. United States, being a powerful country, the influence and power of which helped to end the WWII, were a kind of an enemy for the other countries, who lost at the war. After World War II United States and its enemies and Soviet Union were in the state of a Cold War. According to John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum “Soldiers of the Soviet Union and the United States did not do ...

The human beings are considered as the most intelligent creature in this universe. It is hard to measure the capability and brilliance of the human mind (Voronin et al. 1139-1146). The optimistic factor in human intelligence and brilliance is increasing with the passage of time, and this eventually results in different kinds of innovations around the world. Philosophers and scientists around the globe are making different kinds of claims regarding the development of human intelligence and their claims revolve around different kinds of theories. Due to the complexity in the theories, it is always difficult to believe in one ...

At 5 hours 30 minutes AM on July 16, 1945 the United States tested an atomic bomb in the desert of Alamogordo in New Mexico. The test was a triumphant success. The explosion was stronger than expected - it was an explosion equivalent to about 20 kilotons of trinitrotoluol (Rhodes, 1986). The US President Harry S. Truman was to decide what US policy should be carried out toward nuclear bomb (Bernstein, 1975). Truman knew nothing about the bomb until he became the president, and he was informed about it by Henry L. Stimson, the US Secretary of Defense, and ...

Four frames of Bolman and Deals are giving us ability to see the same organization from four different points of view. They are very useful, when current organizational structure need in changes or corrections. The most often using frame is structural one; it looks natural for such institution as organization. However, it is not the only one possible frame and using it all the time does not give us full understanding of situation, even worse: it is narrowing our vision and may lead to extra problems in management. The most powerful feature of four frames model is ability to ...

“The Boat,” by Nam Le is a collection of stories based on the perspectives of children from around the world. They range from children growing up in poverty in Columbia, to a sinking South Chinese ship. The stories are Le’s successful attempt to show what it means to be human, as well as what it means to be a child around the world, showing the different ways in which people develop and grow, sometimes shirking childhood entirely. “The Boat,” argues that while children all have different perspectives based on cultural upbringings, when a violent cultural pattern exists, children ...

Hiroshima. By John Hersey (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1989). 160 pages. Reviewed by Your Name, Date of Review.

John Hersey (1914 – 1993) decided to write a story about the atomic bombing of Japan that would explain the catastrophic consequences to the people on the ground there at the time. Hersey spent weeks in Japan interviewing eyewitnesses to the event and eventually produced a long article entitled “Hiroshima” which appeared in The New Yorker. Two months later Hiroshima was printed as a book. The general story is that of six people who were on the scene when the atomic bomb was dropped ...

Introduction: President Truman was faced with a dilemma before he chose to use the atomic bomb to attack the Japanese

Body: Paragraph1: a description of the atomic bomb. Why were the United States compelled to use it Conclusion: Japan’s actions of defiance forced President Truman to use the atomic bomb to end the war. Essay The debate surrounding the atomic bombings of Japan by the United States on 6 August 1945 at the end of the Second World War is fundamentally based on the legal, moral and military controversies that forced President Truman to sanction the use of nuclear bomb against Japan. On 25 July 1945 President Truman, Winston Churchill the then prime minister of ...

The book In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton gives an insight overview of the events that transpired on July 29, 1945 when a heavy cruiser Indianapolis was sank by a submarine I-58 killing over 900 sailors. The American ship had just delivered the weapons that were to be used to bomb Hiroshima but as it was sailing back across the Pacific Ocean, Japanese submarines intervened and bombed the ship. The book gives a painful ordeal of what the sailors went through before the rescuing team arrived at the scene to save the few remaining survivors. The book majorly focuses on the ...

Genocides start because of the conflict between people of same race or religion attempting to displace the different race or religion. Conflicting interests between individuals from different race or religion can result to genocides. In the 20th century, over 250 million people have lost their lives due to genocides. Millions of people are left at risk of the exposure due to increased incidences of mass violence. Data and knowledge that indicates the long-term mental health effects that come with the exposure to the genocide remains scattered. Genocides have led to mass violence and displacement of people since it stirs ...

Godzilla is the monstrous dinosaur awakened from his deep slumber in the depths of the sea and started raising havoc in Tokyo, Japan. Godzilla is a movie set during 1954 with a baggage of controversies, issues, appreciations and critics. Godzilla is more than just the rubber monster destroying toy trains and buildings. He is more than the flames he breathes to the human population in the film He is more than just mutated dinosaur. Godzilla is a symbol of fear for something bigger. He is a shadow of the nuclear weapons. Godzilla is a film that mirrors the historical event of Japan at ...

It is argued that nuclear weapons pose one of the greatest dangers not only to human life, but also the environment as a whole. According to the environmental scientists, nuclear weapons could cause climate changes, commonly known as nuclear winter, which could endanger the life on earth. Through extensive research, these scientists argue that a few Hiroshima-sized bombs, about 50-100, could generate more than enough soot and smoke to cause climate change (Harrell). Furthermore, nuclear weapons production causes water, soil, and air pollution. Many of the substances released in the process remain hazardous for several years. This kind of pollution poses ...

Father John Siemes was a Jesuit priest who was living in the Novitiate of the Society of Jesus at Nagatsuka, Japan during the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1943. Amidst the destruction and confusion that the detonation caused the Hiroshima populace, the detonation did not greatly affect a community of Jesuit fathers in a nearby parish. Practically, all the present members in the community, among them Fr. John Siemes, were unscathed. The building that housed the community remained upright despite the fact that the shelling destroyed all the buildings within the vicinity of the city. Fr. Siemes who was aged ...

It is important to comprehend the reason why Hiroshima was a likely target. According to Hersey (107), “the ruined city had flourished and had been an inviting target mainly because it had been one of the most important military- command and communications centres in Japan, and would have become the Imperial headquarters had the islands been invaded and Tokyo been captured.” In other words, how had the dropping of the bomb changed the lives of the survivors? Was the decision by the United States government to hit Hiroshima with the atomic bomb necessary? Should the Japanese have been forewarned about ...

The argument presented in the “Petition to the president of the United States” is quite successfully crafted and factual. Given the extensive destructive nature and long-term effects of atomic bombs, the president should have practiced extreme restraint in authorizing the usage of atomic bombs. Why would someone use a weapon whose radiation effects are bound to genetically affect successive generations of any survivors? What authority would someone have as to deliberately taint the genes of an entire generation? It is plain inhumane to use atomic bombs on any animal or plant let alone a human being. Scores should always be settled ...

The Second World War is the largest in the history of humanity war unleashed by Nazi Germany, Italy and militaristic Japan. During the war, there were involved 61 countries with a population of 1.7 billion people. Military operations were conducted in 40 states, as well as at marine and ocean theaters. World War II was the most bloody and brutal military conflict in human history and the only one in which the nuclear weapons were used. The dates of the start and end of the war are among the most significant for the entire civilized world (Rees, 2008). ...

Explosives are a rather young industry. Despite the stereotype of it being primarily used for military purposes, it has come to be applied in a variety of fields. It stand to reason that explosives have given belligerent parties a strategic advantage on the battlefield, yet their application is well documented in areas other than the military industrial complex. It is quite difficult to envision the peaceful demolition of decrepit structures that are up for destruction due to the degrading state of the framework. The extractive industry is dependent on explosives inasmuch as mineworkers need their way cleared or portions of rock splintered. ...

Introduction

Nuclear weapons should be abolished or not has been debated since the making of these weapons. This is one of highly debated and disputed issues. There are a number of people who believe that nuclear weapons should exist because they are necessary for the safety and maintaining peace in the world. A number of people, on the other hand, believe that nuclear weapons can only destroy the humanity. They are a threat to the world and they should be abolished in order to make a peaceful world. This research paper aims to propose a discussion on nuclear weapons and examines why nuclear weapons ...

Nuclear weapons and safety of the world is one of much debated issues. Different people have different opinions on nuclear weapons. Some argue that nuclear weapons are responsible for mass murders and they are absolutely irrelevant in a civilized world. Several others, on the other hand, argue that nuclear weapons are necessary for the safety of the world. The difference of opinion among people on the issue of nuclear weapons is not new and exists since the making of atom bombs. Even this difference of opinion existed among scientists who invented atom bombs. Scientists used to believe that atom bombs ...

Analysis of Hiroshima, Mon Amour

When Alain Resnais’ debut feature Hiroshima, Mon Amour opened in 1959, it was celebrated in Cahiers du Cinema as the first really “modern film.” The positive reviews poured in, mostly focusing on the sophistication of the movie. It was not only a success in France, though; it played for half a year in London and New York City, and it became the symbol for the “new wave” of film that was emerging from France (Kreidl). From the very outset, this is a powerful film that continues to leave a significant impact on its audience. The prologue to the film lasts a full ten ...

(Professor/Instructor)

On the 6th of August 1945, a B-29 bomber deployed the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. The detonation of the atomic bomb resulted in the instantaneous death of more than 80,000 people. Several days later, another atomic weapon was detonated in Nagasaki, resulting in the deaths of more than 40,000 Japanese. President Harry Truman authorized the deployment of the weapons over the two cities; at present, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks are the only ones in history. In the succeeding months, an estimated 100,000 died a slow and extremely painful death resulting from radiation exposure ( ...

Gojira is a science fiction movie based on Japanese culture that was produced and directed by Toho and Ishirō Honda respectively (Tsutsui and Michiko 25). With the help of special effects specialist Eiji Tsuburaya, the director, and the producer of this film were able to exemplify the themes and consequently the main objective of this film (Johnston et. Al 12). Apparently, issues that are epitomized in the film predominantly resonate with the subjects related to the post-war experiences the Japanese people underwent particularly after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In addition, this film makes apparent the role of America ...

Global Conflict and Security: Nuclear Proliferation

Introduction Nuclear weapons are considered to bring harm and destruction to nations, bringing endless deaths and trauma to citizens. However, Kenneth Waltz and Scott D. Sagan argued that, the existence of nuclear weapons provides safe reliance to the nation rather than having no nuclear weapons. Kenneth advocated existence of nuclear weapons for this brought prestige to nations and enemies would not dare to attack. He states that wars would be avoided by much consideration of powers a nation would hold; if the opponent country were weak, they would attack and win. Nuclear weapons are sources of peace, Kenneth states. ...

The time period surrounding the years of World War Two are widely recognized as one of the most violent periods in human history. 1939 to 1945 have been marred as a global conflict that involved most of the world. Though the fighting during the previous World War One was restricted to European soil, World War Two saw battles extending out of Europe and into Africa Asia, and America. The global effort of defeating the Axis nations left devastation in its aftermath. Some of the aftermath issues including financial, social and infrastructure damage for many of the countries that were involved ...

Introduction

While on his way to Hiroshima, it was around 7:30 a.m. when Captain William Parsons inserted the detonator along with the explosive charge into the bomb. It was around 8:16 a.m. (Japanese time) when the bomb exploded in Hiroshima over Dr. Shima’s Clinic. The glowing fireball had a temperature of about 50,000 degrees. Soon after this attack, another major city of Japan was attacked. It was basically the idea of General Leslie Groves, General Farrel and Admiral Purnell to launch two atomic bombs on Japan; the first bomb would demonstrate power and the second would tell the Japanese ...

Obedience to authority goes a long way and has been met with little rebellion or questions. That is how strong Obedience of authority is and even if the act is inhumane or dehumanising, obedience to authority ensures that a majority of people will still carry on with the inhumane act as long as authority orders it. Obedience genuinely refers to the orders that people partake and listen to before carrying them out on a particular assignment. Authority figures are people who give such orders and are seen as people who will either punish or reward, for the orders that are either rebelled ...

HIROSHIMA AND THE ISIS

The Horrors of War: Hiroshima and the ISIS Hiroshima The Eyewitness Account of Fr. John A. Siemes

Events and damage

The day, August 6, 1945, started like any other sunny and pleasant. At about 8:15 in the morning, however, things changed. The atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. Nobody knew that what kind of bomb it was. Given the intensity of the damage and explosion, the residents of the novitiate, which was about two kilometers away from the city proper, thought that a bomb exploded only nearby. After the explosion, Fr. Siemes and his companions went out to check and ...

Introduction

Question 1. how and why the incident happened (what conditions allowed the incident to happen)? Hiroshima is located in the west of the largest Japanese island of Honshu. The town's name translates as "Wide Island". It is so named because the bayou Ota, flowing from the mountains to the plains Chugoku, where the Hiroshima formed at the confluence of the Inner Sea 6 islands protrude into Hiroshima Bay. They located the city. Hiroshima worth almost entirely in the valley, only slightly above sea level; to the north-west and north-east lie the hills, up to 700 feet (Rotter, ...

Perhaps the most notable effect of World War II is the formation of the United Nations, a body that reins over most of today’s world issues. Initially, the term United Nations was used in 1942 as the World War II raged on. In the month of January 1942, representatives from about 26 nations that were at war gathered in Washington and signed the Atlantic Charter and pledged that their governments would fight together against the Axis. However, major leaders of the Allies nations proposed an international organization that would be based on the equality of all nations with their ...

Section One: Japan was a large country and America could have chosen many places to bomb. However, according to the author, Hiroshima made more sense than others. It was a highly strategic economic and military base and it “commanded the defense for all of southern Japan.” (HERSEY, p. 12) It seems like Tokyo would make more sense but Tokyo was more a symbolic place for politicians and not home to the bustling industrial and military bases that Hiroshima was. Furthermore, it was a place where many munitions were made that Japan would have used in places like Tokyo. It would also be easier ...

The Second World War or World War II was fought globally and lasted for six years; the war began in 1939 and ended in 1945. In the history, it is remembered as the most extensive war that involved over one hundred million people from various countries and had devastating effects. Additionally, the war included all the world’s great powers and eventually formed two conflicting military alliances known as the axis and the allies. The principal members of the axis powers included Italy, Japan, and Germany. On the other hand, the main countries that formed the Allies included the ...

Hiroshima

Section One: Hiroshima was an ideal target for the American bombing because the city holds great military importance, “Hiroshima was a city of considerable military importance (HERSEY, P. 66). It comprises of the headquarters of the 5th division and the Field Marshal Hata’s second General Army Headquarters that has commanded the defense of entire southern Japan. Furthermore, the city was also known for communication, “The city was a communications center, a storage point, and an assembly area for troops (HERSEY, P. 66). Furthermore, the city was chosen for bombing as it has not suffered any damage from the previous attacks ...

According to the book, Hiroshima was an ideal target for American bombing. Americans had destroyed all the important cities of Japan with the exception of Kyoto and Hiroshima. This fan shaped city lay on the flat delta land of the river named Ota, which ran across the big town through seven outlets. Three quarters of its population lived in the central area consisting of over four square miles. Many of the people were evacuated to other safer places as the Japanese were aware that this city was the target of the American bombing and the population which was at ...

In the wake of the second world war and with the entry into what would come to be known as the “nuclear age”, the world knew that nothing would be the same in the second half of the 20th century. Arguably, nobody felt the dawn of the nuclear age greater than Japan following the devastation and chaos caused by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. First-hand accounts of the bombings were frightening; people screaming, fleeing, desperate to find cover, while a blinding light and a sudden blazing heat suddenly filled the air, followed swiftly by an ominous roar, a steady rumble would follow, ...

INTERNATIONAL LAW

In an article titled, ‘The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb,’ Henry L. Stimson, tries to justify why he and his team of scientists felt the need to drop the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Stimson, the then Secretary of War, in a race to beat Germany, used the atomic bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From Stimson’s view, while the use of the bomb was effective in bringing an end to the war, and also justified the huge sum of money and time spent on the ‘Manhattan’ project, it just couldn’t justify using it over ...

During the post-World War II era, with the rise of the Cold War and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, America itself began to fear the atom. With nuclear bombs already having been used to end World War II, the public realized that humanity had the potential to destroy the entire world with the push of a button. To that end, the United States government did everything it could to try to assuage the fears of a rightfully-worried public about the threat of nuclear destruction. Through the use of playful animation, propaganda films, and the futile strategies of fallout shelters, it is ...

The Cold War, started in the year 1947 up until 1991. It is very well documented in books, documentaries, movies and in many other forms. It was sustained military and political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. It began after the two countries formed an alliance that eventually defeated the Nazi Germany in the Second World War. They were the only two major superpowers, with great political and economic differences. George Orwell an English writer, was the person responsible for coining the name ‘Cold War’. Cold War was basically a situation where by the two countries, engaged ...

The twentieth century saw number of significant developments and inventions that changed the overall outlook of the world. Out of all these inventions and explorations, atomic bomb was one that had greater impact on the world. The impact of nuclear bomb was strategic, political, economic, social and moral. The first of these events and so far the only instance when the nuclear bomb was experimented took place in the middle of Second World War over Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Langley, 88). It occurred when the atrocities and offensives of Japanese troops and fighters grew beyond the bearable threshold and ...

In James Morrow’s novella Shambling Towards Hiroshima, a man is hired by the US government to put on a rubber monster suit and put on a demonstration in which he destroys a small city, in order to completely end World War II. As his main character says of his intentions for the beast, “I hope to make this magnificent lizard as famous a symbol for the abolition of nuclear weapons as Smokey the Bear has become for the prevention of forest fires” (Morrow 162). This scenario is an obvious homage to the Godzilla films from Japan’s Toho Company in the 1950s – a distinct ...

Introduction

Characteristic of World War II reveal intensive use of lethal types of both offensive and defensive weaponry. A global activity employed all efforts from the warring sides to ensure victory. The recent inventions and discoveries in science and technology contributed immensely to the manufacture and transportation of the lethal weapons of mass destruction that were used during the war. A wide variety of weapons was deployed by the opposing sides. Such weapons include Handguns, grenades and explosives, nuclear weapons and machine guns. All these weapons were deployed in to use by different parties in the war due to ...