The Manhattan Project: The Bombing Of Hiroshima

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Currently, the city of Hiroshima is recovering from total destruction. But it was not always this way. Once upon a time Hiroshima was a bustling community, filled with interesting people and culture. During World War Two Japan was a mighty force, one that few dared to reckoned with. However, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, U.S citizens found it difficult to resist. Meanwhile the government was covertly working on what they referred to as the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project consisted of 130,000 scientists building the first atomic bombs. It was unnecessary for the United States to drop such an atrocious weapon on the Japanese because of the unforgettable destruction it caused.

The bombing of Hiroshima destroyed many valuable natural resources as well as buildings. According to the Classroom Posters titled Hiroshima and Nagasaki published in 2012, a total of 18,409 buildings were demolished as a cause of the bombs. It can also be seen in the movie Hiroshima released in 2004 that bombs left behind nothing on the newly barren landscape. Without the right resources it is impossible for civilization to take place, and we must not forget one of the most important natural resources: water. It it also evident in Hiroshima that the atomic bombs contaminated the water supply, leaving the few survivors with no water. When the United States dropped the
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That is, according to the Classroom Posters, the number of people who were either injured or killed in the bombing of Nagasaki alone. That is roughly double the population of Appleton, Wisconsin. But the destruction does not stop there. It is stated in the classroom posters that the bombs caused unstoppable fires, which claimed even more lives. And even more people died of starvation, because their water supply was contaminated killing their source of fish. The value of life is an immeasurable thing. There is almost certainly a way to avoid so many casualties, and dropping the atomic bomb was not