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A well-referenced study of the American decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Louis Morton.
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The Decision To Use the Atomic Bomb
(See Chapter One for information on the author.)
On 6 August 1945 the United States exploded an atomic bomb over Hiroshima and revealed to the world in one blinding flash the start of the atomic age. As the meaning of this explosion and the nature of the force
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Full text and photos of a brochure issued by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 1994.
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This text and photos are from the brochure handed out during our
Trinity site tour. It is issued by the US Department of Energy,
National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The document is
On Monday morning July 16, 1945, the world was changed forever when
the first atomic bomb was tested
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This examination of popular news media in the months after the atomic bombing of Japan demonstrates the highly contradictory emotions of American scientists, politicians, and the public toward atomic armaments.
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When the Earth Caught Fire
A t the end of WWII American citizens expressed the contradictory emotions of excitement and dread: excitment for the end of the war, and dread for having had to open up the nuclear age to do so. Recent scholarship also shows this mix of emotion in the scientists and
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Authorized the use of the atomic bomb against Japanese cities, drafted by General Groves and approved by President Truman and Secretary of War Stimson at Potsdam on July 25, 1945.
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Official Bombing Order, July 25, 1945
Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 77,
Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Manhattan Engineer
District, TS Manhattan Project File '42 to '46, Folder 5B
"(Directives, Memos, Etc. to and from C/S, S/W, etc.)."
The written
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Original text of the report on the conduct of the bombing campaign against Japan outlining the factors which influenced decisions in planning, and describes the effects of the atomic bombing in the context of the overall bombing campaign.
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UNITED STATES STRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY
(NOTE: Please wait for the document download to complete before you start clicking on the Table of Contents links.)
The 1 July 1946 edition of the Summary Report did not include a table of contents. The table of contents above has been added to this edition
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A large collection of links to information relating to the atomic bombing.
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About the Atomic Bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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An account that summarizes the events that led to Japan's surrender, and considers other means of achieving surrender by Doug Long.
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WAS IT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY?
This article is copyright Doug Long. No duplication by any means without express permission of
Mr. Long granted permission for republication in The Ethical Spectacle.
(Sources for abbreviations are listed at the end of the article).
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A collection of material on the development and use of the atomic bomb as well as the effects on society of the existence of the bomb, and includes photos, video clips, atomic tests, accidents and links.
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Trinity and Beyond is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary
began in 1982 after founder Peter Kuran finished work as animation
supervisor for Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) on George
Lucas' The Empire Strikes Back .
Kuran started his career in 1976 working as an animator on the
original Star Wars . As an animator on Star Wars, Kuran
introduced the
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Article and quotes which explore the premise that the a-bombings were probably not necessary to conclude the war, and includes diary excerpts from Truman and Stimson, bibliography, biographies of major figures, and links.
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Why the atomic bombings were probably not necessary to win WWII without a mainland invasion of Japan. Extensive bibliography. Quotes from prominent Americans who disagreed with the a-bombings.
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Last updated July 25, 2005
To see an article about whether the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - The best book on the atomic bombings to come out in years is
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Includes Trinity today, timeline, history, the theory, reasoning, considerations, and the aftermath.
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Trinity: what it looks like today and what it looked like in 1945. Read the history of the Manhattan Project and the theory and reasons behind the bomb.
A-BOMB - THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS
At 5:29:45 AM on July 16, 1945 a 19-kiloton plutonium
bomb, the first in history, was exploded at Trinity. Here's what Trinity
looks like today, what it looked like in 1945 during WWII, the history
of the Manhattan Project and the theory and reasons behind the
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