The Atomic Age

The atomic era of the atomic era, which consists of complicated and controversial issues, has greatly changed our way of life and our way of living. * What is the cause of atomic bombing? The answer to this question thinks of events that deal with controversial issues about nuclear power, the Manhattan plan, and when, where, how, how and how to use bombs. Several incidents led to the production of bombs before the 1940s, but most events and controversies began in the 1940s.

On July 16, when the world's first atomic bomb was tested on the Sany site of the New Mexico desert, the nuclear power era officially began. The "gadget" bomb exploded the power of about 20 kilotons, created a mushroom cloud with a height of 8 miles, left a crater with a depth of 10 feet and a width exceeding 1,000 feet. On August 6th, the US dropped the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima. A uranium gun bomb known as "a little boy" exploded about 13 kiloton. The boy from the Tianning Island to the Hiroshima in the western Pacific is called the B - 29 aircraft Enola Gay and the pilot was the mother of Paul Tibbets. It is believed that from 90,000 people to 166,000 people died from a bomb within four months of the explosion.

On August 6, 1945 the United States exploded the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and revealed the beginning of the atomic bomb era in the world. When the meaning of the explosion and the nature of the released force were revealed, the chorus of the sound contemplated contrary to the decision to open an atomic battle of Pandora's box. President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb. There is no doubt about this and despite being increasingly criticized, President Truman is fully responsible for his actions. President Truman relied heavily on his advice from senior and most reliable advisor on the bomb problem. But the final decision is that he and he are alone.