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Jeff Kavanagh and kyle Kusack =__The Atomic Bomb__=

On August 2, 1939, just before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein decided that he would write a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt due to a matter of national security. Einstein and a sophisticated group of other scientists told President Roosevelt that the NAZI’s were trying to purify uranium-235, which could mean that they would have the ability to build a deadly weapon called an atomic bomb. The United States president would not stand for this, therefore he began efforts to ensure that his country was well equipped enough to fight with the Germans. He did that by beginning an infamous project called "The Manhattan Project." What that meant, is that the USA would try to match the German’s A-Bomb, with one of their own. The weapon has widely been considered as the most powerful weapon of it's era, and judging by the damage it left certain cities or countries, there is no doubting that is indeed a fact. Nuclear weapons have dominated our world ever since World war II. Even though there are newer versions of Nuclear weapons, and more destructive bombs, the same concept remains present. Small bomb, big explosion.

Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project commenced in 1939, however grew to employ over 130,000 people and cost nearly $2 billion. Around 90% of the cost was allocated to building factories and producing rather useful products. Research and production for the bomb took place at countless various spots, many that were relatively unknown, across the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A number of atomic bombs were developed during this bomb oriented war. A relatively simple mix of scientifically compatable chemicals and such were used. The cheicals were extremely hard to separate, however, therefore many scientists had issues making the bomb. Three methods were employed for uranium gaseous and thermal chemicals, which made the bomb possible to make. It was an ongoing struggle for scientists to figure out how to make the bomb, however they knew if they were successful in doing it, it would turn into something big. And big it was, creating a weapon that could wipeout a city like it wasn't anything. The Manhattan project was constructed mainly in Tennesee. When it was finally done, the USA had extreme power. Power that they would let looseon the Japanese, or whoever messed with them.

History Of Nuclear Weapon Testing
Between 1945 and 2006, over 60 locations throughout the world were used to detonate more than 2,000 nuclear explosions for military or for purposes of testing their nuclear weapons to ensure they were not only powerful enough, but to make sure they were safe. The United States, the Soviet Union and China conducted the majority of their nuclear tests in their own countries under extremely close watch and concealed environments. France also tested in one of their colonies the Algerian Sahara and in French Polynesia in the South Pacific. The United Kingdom conducted most of its tests either in a joint series with the United States or in Australia, part of the British Commonwealth, for they were frightened if they did it in their own country, there would be major uproar. If the bombs weren't tested, they could create major choas. Testing the bombs and perfecting them was extremely popular as time went on, for those certain countrieswanted to make their bombs as efficient as possible. If testing never occurred , no one could know exactly how those bombs were and how potent they would be, that is, until they were dropped for real. No one wanted to be around when a nuclear bomb was released.

Devastation of Nuclear Weapon
The Atomic bomb is the most powerful weapon of mass destruction in the history of mankind, and The US bombing of Japan is the most well known bombing, for it was the first well known deadly bombing. There has been great difficulty in estimating the total casualties in the Japanese cities as a result of the atomic bombing.The mass destruction of civil installations was absolutely phenominal and the state of utter confusion immediately following the explosion was unrealistic, as well as the uncertainty regarding the actual population before the bombing, contribute to the difficulty of making estimates of casualties, especially considering it was so unexpected, and there were Japanese all over the place. Also some people were so close to the hit point, that they simply evaporated, and nothing was to be found of them but black dust, that was once their body. There were an absolutely massive amount of casualties, here is a better look on the small graph below:

Those numbers are merely an outline, and a guess on how many people actually were killed. over 100, 000 in total. That does not count all of those who went "missing" or were purely discentigrated by the bomb. Some truly frightening numbers, for an atomic bomb signs no warnings, it hits, and you are dead. It also gave off extreme radiation, which has given generations of Japanese Cancer and births defects or deformities. This is an ongoing issue in Japan today, therefore the bomb has affected Japan for decades on decades. Therefore stating that if a nuclear bomb was to ever be dropped, the country must have a certain, big reason to drop it, for it will destroy the country and effect it for years to come. media type="youtube" key="t19kvUiHvAE" height="315" width="560"
 * ~  ||~ Hiroshima > Nagasaki ||
 * Pre-raid population ||> 255,000 ||> 195,000 ||
 * Dead ||> 66,000 ||> 39,000 ||
 * Injured ||> 69,000 ||> 25,000 ||
 * ~ Total Casualties ||~ 135,000 ||~ 64,000 ||