" Dropping the Atomic bomb was necessary because it saved millions of American and Japanese lives, put an end to the war, and showed our power to the Soviet Union in lure of the post World War II era.
One reason dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was important is because it saved millions of American and Japanese lives. According to Phil Boas, the United States decided to drop the atomic bombs because "Japan threatened to be a slaughter house from one end of the main land to another." It is said that a massive land invasion would have been needed to try and end the war, and the carnage on both sides would have been catastrophic. In August, Japan had 2.5 million troops on the main islands backed by 9,000 kamikaze planes. In addition to the troops, 32-million civilians swore to fight for the emperor with everything they had, including "Sherman carpets," which were children with dynamite strapped to their bodies and trained to throw themselves under American tanks. To defend against Japan, the United States planned to invade initially with 770,000 soldiers. For the main assault, the number of American soldiers would have risen to 2.5 million, as well as half a million British troops (Loebs). Although the dropping of the two atomic bombs killed an estimated 225,000 people, the tragedy saved millions more in the big picture.
Another reason for dropping the bombs would be the quick end it brought to the war in the Pacific. On July 26, President Truman and the Allies issued the Potsdam Proclamation. Truman called upon "the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces. The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction." In Japanese culture, it is more of an honor to give your life for your country and emperor, then to surrender to defeat. With Japan's Homeland Battle Strategy Plan, the citizens were to fight "a decisive battle in the homeland even at the cost of self-destruction of the entire Japanese race" (Loebs).
As soon as the first atomic bomb was delivered over Japan, Ray knew the war was over. Three days last as another atomic bomb wrecked havoc in Japan, Ray told his mother in a letter sent home, that he would soon be home (Carter Interview). After the war, Ray set sail again for the Pacific, this time just visiting as a friend rather than a foe, to the places he had once earlier been at with the Navy. ...
Radioactive isotopes of an element, otherwise known as radioisotopes, are different isotopes of the same element that consists of the same number of protons but different number of neutrons in their atomic nuclei. ... Radioisotopes can be friend or foe. ... Radioisotopes are also used in the manufacture of bombs. ...
With his death-dealing, frisbee-like bowler and his immense strength, Oddjob proves a worthy foe for the superspy. ... Bond discovers that Goldfinger cheats at cards and a golf, and discovers that the CIA, in the shape of his old friend Felix Leiter (Cec Linder) - are interested in the man. ... Goldfinger has an atomic bomb wheeled into the gold reserve and chains Bond to it. ... Bond attempts to defuse the bomb, fighting off and killing Goldfinger's henchman Oddjob (Harold Sakata) while he does so. In the end, an expert disarms the bomb. ...
The hydrogen bomb was to be vastly more powerful than the atomic bomb. The idea was to add about 12 kilograms of liquid heavy hydrogen to the ordinary fission bomb. The fission bomb would explode creating extremely high -6- temperatures enabling the hydrogen to undergo a fusion reaction resulting in a heavier element and a burst of energy with a force 500 times greater than was released by the first fission bomb. The danger, some scientists believed, was that having a bomb this large would react with the nitrogen or hydrogen in the atmosphere and create a chain reaction. ...
