The Atomic Bomb Of Hiroshima And Hiroshima - 2322 Words

On August 6 and August 9, 1945 in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, survival solely depended on being in the right place at the right time. When American planes dropped the atomic bombs onto the cities of Japan, no one knew what exactly would be the effect of this powerful nuclear weapon. However even years later, innocent Japanese citizens suffer from the experience of these traumatic days during World War II. Despite the horrors, critical information and research was drawn from the development of the atomic bomb and scientists have discovered that there are many benefits of using nuclear energy, in a peaceful manner, in our world as opposed to using other energy sources, such as coal or gas. For example, nuclear energy has†¦show more content†¦On August 6, 1945, an American plane, the Enola Gay, dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. The attacked killed approximately 150,000 Japanese citizens and two days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Na gasaki, killing an additional 75,000 Japanese. On August 14, 1945, the Japanese surrendered, ending the World War II, which lasted a dreadful six years (The Decision to Drop the Bomb). However, about five years earlier, the United States had no intentions of created a nuclear weapon until Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi wrote a letter to President Roosevelt to warn the U.S. of the atomic technology being produced in the Axis countries. Roosevelt did not see the necessity for such a project, but he agreed to slowly proceed. In late 1941, the Manhattan Project, the code name for the American efforts to design and build an atomic bomb, was established. The project took place in Los Alamos, New Mexico and Robert Oppenheimer was put in charge of putting the pieces together. In total, nearly two billion dollars had been spent of the development and research of the atomic bomb while employing over 120,000 Americans. Nearly five years later on July 14, 1945, at the Trinity Site in New Mex ico, the world’s first atomic bomb was ready to test. The scientists who had put all their effort into making this nuclear weapon watched the major destruction