
E
inste
in first told president Roosevelt
about the tremendous power of fused uranium
in the late 1930?s. Soon after this news from E
inste
in the atom bomb was built and tested. With bombs ready, Truman is faced with a decision. America is
in the middle of World War II with no end
in sight. He decides to deploy two atomic bombs on two Japanese cities.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the two fateful cities. The atomic bombs give relief to America because it ends the war. Even though America w
ins the war they defeat the whole purpose of keep
ing the world secure by br
ing
ing turbulence not only to Japan, but the rest of the world. Truman stops the torture and death for American soldiers fight
ing
in the war. Truman, though, showed total disregard for the well be
ing of the world.
Uranium was the explosive used
in both bombs. The explosion of an atomic bomb is equal to 15,000 tons of tnt.
In the bomb, a piece of uranium is propelled
into a larger piece of uranium and they fuse
into a phase called critical mass. After this a cha
in reaction of fission occurs.
In fission, atoms are split, and neutrons hit each other caus
ing supplementary fission. Fission causes an enormous amount of energy
in the form of extreme heat, a massive shock wave, and the last
ing effect of radiation. As soon as the bomb explodes a wave of heat rang
ing from 1,000 to 15,000 degrees engulfs everyth
ing
in a mile radius. The shock wave destroyed most of the build
ings with
in the mile radius. After the blast, radiation from gamma rays and neutrons cause death and
injury.