1. Nuclear Weapons - Threat to Humanity
Near Alamogordo, New Mexico, "The Gadget," a nuclear weapon with an explosive force equal to that of around twenty kilotons of TNT, was detonated, beginning the "Atomic Age." ... This idea was short lived, however, with Winston Churchill, then Prime Minister of the UK, stating, "It would...be wrong and imprudent to entrust the secret knowledge or experience of the atomic bomb...to the [United Nations] while it is still in its infancy" (Churchill). ... The "Atomic Age" came quickly and abruptly, and was very much a shock to most Americans. ... Radioactive skincare products such as Dorothy Gray ...
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