Why was the atomic bomb used in world war 2?
I am doing an essay on the atomic bomb and I just wanted to why was the atomic bomb used in world war 2. If you also have any websites I can check that would be great full but they can't be a blog, Wikipedia, and you tube
Is there a conspiracy to control our minds?
Okay, I like to read but if you waited until everyone read all these articles before they were allowed to post a response, your question would go into voting before anyone replied. So I'll just go ahead and answer the question. Yes. There is a plot to control our minds. Governments and businesses alike have been trying for centuries to sway our opinions through misleading information and advertising.
Do you think it was militarily necessary to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II?
I've always thought it wasn't strictly necessary, and frankly I'm surprised to hear Eisenhower and MacArthur thought so too. I bet they didn't release that information until fairly recently. I read that Hiroshima was chosen for the first A-Bomb because it was the biggest city in Japan that hadn't already been bombed by conventional bombers, so it would provide a good opportunity for 'damage assessment' by aerial reconnaissance. Truman announced it was a 'military target' (because the Geneva Convention banned targeting civilian populations), and it did have some minor defense industry, but the bomb was targeted at city hall, at the center of population, not at the defense industry on the edge of town. Also I read the bomb was much more powerful than we'd expected, because of a miscalculation someone made somewhere. One theory is that we'd spent so much to develop the bomb we had to use it -somewhere-. Another theory is that we wanted to show the USSR we wouldn't stand for them moving into Japan and simply taking it over, as they had with the Iron Curtain countries. (Though that seems unlikely, and must have even then.) Clearly, as the only nuclear nation the US would become a superpower after the war. Perhaps some politicians thought the existence of nuclear weapons would make war obsolete altogether. On the other hand, when Pres. Truman made the decision, he had no idea of the ongoing damage the bomb would do. He was told only that it was a big huge bomb that could destroy most of a city, and that some people outside the blast radius would die of radiation, not the blast itself. He didn't know (because nobody knew) that the bomb would blast tiny radioactive dust particles high into the atmosphere to come down years later, hundreds or even thousands of miles away, and kill more people than the blast itself. We shot off dozens, maybe even hundreds of these weapons in the atmosphere right here in the US before we figured that out. It's possible a-bombs have killed more Americans, at home, than Japanese.
What are the best books about psychological warfare?
Mind Control by Dr. Haha Lung, martial arts expert and author of "Mind Manipulation," demonstrates step-by-step how to break through an enemy's defenses to use their fears, insecurities, superstitions, hopes and beliefs against them.Military Psychology: Clinical and Operational Applications by Carrie H Kennedy, Ph.D. (Editor), Eric A Zillmer, Psyd (Editor): Widely regarded as the authoritative work in the field, this book comprehensively explores the psychological needs of today's service members and how to meet them effectively. Expert contributors review best practices for conducting fitness-for-duty evaluations and other types of assessments, treating frequently encountered clinical problems, responding to disasters, and promoting the health and well-being of all personnel. The book also examines the role of mental health professionals in enhancing operational readiness, with chapters on crisis and hostage negotiation, understanding terrorists, and more.
What were your feelings on the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
I'm doing a report John Hersey's book and I need some ideas. I wrote about my feelings on it but I ran out of ideas... So what are your feelings on it?
World War II?
The Americans, first time used in REAL CONDITIONS the atomic bomb and they chosen same REAL targets like Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities. !!! Have in your mind, any NEW weapon is OK only if it is tested in a real warfare (NOT in a military polygon). This is ...
Could nuclear weapons be used to prevent riots?
Imagine society who is aware there is nuclear warhead in every major city and some dictator can detonate it in any moment against his own citizens. It would cause massive exodus, nearly nobody would stay in this cities because of fear. If situation would escalate people would just leave the country by mass, far faster than refugees from Syria. It’s just impossible. Not to mention if some dictator would use nuclear device against civilians he would be overwhelmed by every adjacent state and global superpowers and his life would be measured in days or even hours. It’s highly doubtful he would have support even in his army.
What are some of the most destructive things in the world history?
international travel …Early explorers carried Bubonic plague, Syphylus and many other diseases which went on to decimate human populations which had not inherited antibodies for these diseases. European explorers unwittingly caused thousands of deaths as the explored the globe.Smallbox is believed to have been one of main factors in the extinction of the Incas - more so that military action by the small number of spanish who travelled to the “New World” - Guns Germs & Steel: Variables. SmallpoxAfter the 1914–1918 war - soldiers travelling back to homes all across the world carried the Spanish Flu wherever they went - killing more people that four year of mechanised trench warfare had achievedThe 1918 Influenza Pandemic