Abstract
The writer of this paper puts forth the opinion against the use of the A-bomb against the Japanese cities at the end of World War Two. The writer states humanitarian and political reasons why these bombings did not serve the greater purpose of the United States in the long term.

From the Paper
"In the last sixty years many new discoveries and innovations have been made, but none has been more revolutionary or controversial than the Atomic Bomb. The Manhattan Project was the code name for the atomic bomb development during the World War II. The project allowed the United States to unlock the mysteries of the atom, but it also introduced the most destructive weapon the world has ever known.(Miguel A. Bracchini) For the better part of a century the world has feared that the one day it would come to an all out nuclear war. That fear is justly so, because if such a war would ever occur no one would survive. For this reason we should try harder for peace, especially in a time when we have the power to destroy the earth several times over with the push of a button."

Tags:bomb, hiroshoma, atom, manhattan, project

Abstract
This paper will be about the atomic bomb that was dropped on Japan at the end of World War Two. The elements of under estimation will be revealed when telling the objectives of the atom bomb and this will be analyzed here. By using the film "Fat Man and Little Boy" (1989) by Roland Joffe and the book "Hiroshima" by Jon Hersey, we can see how this way of looking at the atom bomb was an over exaggerated reaction to resolving the end of World War Two and was an immoral action taken by the United States.

Abstract
In this essay, President Truman's decision to bomb Hiroshima is critically assessed. The author of this essay evaluates the decision by considering the historical, political and economic contexts of WWII and assesses Truman's options and influences. The paper concludes that Truman's decision was justified in direct relation to the contexts of history and the impact of the war.

From the Paper
"No single military event in history had long-term consequences so profound as the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. It was not simply that a city full of people died horribly--that had happened before, and even on a slightly larger scale, in several conventional "fire raids" during World War II. But those previous raids had required on the order of a thousand planes; Hiroshima was destroyed by a single plane dropping a single bomb. By simple extension, a thousand nuclear-armed planes could destroy a thousand cities in a single raid. Civilization could be incinerated in a day.

It is usually in the broad, long-term and moral context that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (and of Nagasaki three days later) has been considered. But it was also a military operation of war--and seemingly a decisive one, since Japan surrendered .... "

Abstract
In this essay, the writer discusses the main reasons that President Truman chose to bomb Japan and why it was the right decision. Bombing Japan kept more lives from being lost while motivating Japan to surrender without more violence by having to invade. All these ideas are considered in the essay and the writer also concludes with a summary of all the points presented.

From the Paper
"It is difficult to use the knowledge and skills that Americans have today to judge Truman's actions that took place in 1945. It is equally difficult, however, to look at both sides of this argument and find a right and wrong when so many decades have passed. The main reasons that Japan was bombed was due to politics and inabilities to reason with other countries. The American death toll and Japan's negative attitude towards us added to the decision by Truman to use the bomb. The war needed to come to an end, and Truman thought this might be the only way to prove our strength and leadership in the world while keeping casualties to a minimum. He new that negotiations were not all that possible, but forced negotiations were better than none at all."

Tags:japan, america, atomic, world, war, two

From the Paper
"Moral Considerations and the the Atomic Bomb in 1945
This paper will discuss the ethical considerations which went into the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in the Summer of 1945. The first part of the paper will examine the background of the Second World War in the Pacific theater, particularly looking at the Allied insistence upon Japan's unconditional surrender and the brutal nature of the combat operations compared to those in the Western European theater. The second part of the paper will examine the physical and military condition of Japan by the summer of 1945 and discuss whether Japan was already defeated militarily. The third part of the paper will discuss the decision on the part of the American military and political leaders to use nuclear weapons, focusing on the particular decision-making process and the attitudes of the.."

Abstract
The dropping of the atom bomb on two Japanese cities after it attacked Pearl Harbor during World War II brought this war to an end. This paper discusses the use of the Atom bomb against Japan. The writer explores the events leading to the dropping of the A bomb and the reasons it was used. The lessons that were learned as well as the fallout from the bomb are also discussed.

From the Paper
"The United State dropped a bomb that it knew would change the face of war forever. It had been working on its release and had only recently begun to fully realize the impact that an attack with one would have. The benefits of dropping the bomb were several layers deep. The cost of dropping a atomic bomb were far less costly then sending in many troops. The cost of lost service men to war as well as the cost of the ammunition and caring for them while they were overseas was far more expensive than dropping a couple of atomic bombs instead."

Tags:A-bomb, Hiroshima, Atomic, Age, Iwo, Jima, WWII

Abstract
This is a detailed study describing the progression of the Manhattan Project and the invention of the atomic bomb. The "Manhattan Project" was a code name given to the efforts and collaboration of many scientists to build the first atom bomb. The author sees two major challenges that faced the team of highly capable scientists. The first was the actual production of the atom bomb. This involved actually making innovative discoveries that would revolutionize war and change man's idea of war for good. The second involved all of the ethical debates on whether or not the bomb should have actually been used in warfare. The author concludes that the building of the atomic bomb proved to be the most pivotal advance seen by science up until the early twentieth century.

From the Paper
"We have too many men of science, too few men of God. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon of the Mount...The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living..." stated General Omar N. Bradley, Chief of Staff of the United States Army in 1948, voicing the opinion, shared by many of the time, towards the building of the atomic bomb. The "Manhattan Project" was a code name given to the efforts and collaboration of many scientists to build the first atom bomb. There were two major challenges that faced the team of highly capable scientists. The first was the actual production of the atom bomb. This involved actually making innovative discoveries that would revolutionize war and change man's idea of war for good. The second involved all of the ethical debates on whether or not the bomb should have actually been used in warfare. The project lasted from 1942-1946 and cost approximately 1.8 billion dollars, which is comparable to 20 billion dollars today. The building of the atomic bomb proved to be the most pivotal advance seen by science up until the early twentieth century."

Tags:Manhattan, Project, World, War, II, atomic, bomb, invention

Abstract
This paper suggests that the development of the atomic bomb is arguably the most important technical innovation of the twentieth century. The author explains the technical achievement of the atomic bomb. The paper examines some of its socio-cultural effects, namely creating a world in which the end of all human civilization became a real possibility.

From the Paper
"There will be no argument that the 20th century had been characterized by incredible technical innovation and invention. Perhaps more so than any century previously, the 20th century was a particularly ripe period for technology. At a rapidly accelerating pace, it seemed that inventors were creating new technologies that were important - and seemingly indispensable - the world over. However, there was one specific technological development during the 20th century whose development should be understood as more important and influential than the rest."

Tags:atomic, bomb, technology

Abstract
A paper that uses historical perspective and political hindsight to explore the political, social, and economic reasons that Truman may have had for dropping the atomic bomb. A balanced essay that explores the issue from both sides and remains objective.

From the Paper
"In early August 1945 atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two bombs quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of American involvement in World War II. By 1946 the two bombs caused the death of perhaps as many as 240,000 Japanese citizens (Bernstein 50). The popular, or traditional, view that dominated the 1950s and 60s, put forth by President Harry Truman and Secretary of War Henry Stimson, was that the dropping of the atomic bombs was a solely military action that avoided the loss of as many as a million lives in the upcoming invasion of the island of Kyushu. In the 1960s a second school of thought developed--put forth by "revisionist" historians--that claimed the dropping of the bomb was a diplomatic maneuver aimed at intimidating and gaining the upper hand in relations with Russia. Today, fifty years after the two bombings, with the advantages of historical hindsight and new evidence, a third view, free of obscuring bias and passion, can be presented. First, the dropping of the bomb was born out a complex myriad of military, domestic and diplomatic pressures and concerns. Second, many potentially viable alternatives to dropping the bombs were not explored by Truman and other men in power, as they probably should have been. Lastly, because these alternatives were never explored, we can only conjecture over whether or not Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs was a savior of lives, and by extension, we may never know if Truman's monumental decision was a morally just one."

Tags:atom, bomb, harbour, hiroshima, nagasaki, pearl, truman, war, world, wwii