Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In 1940 the USA began a government funded project called the Manhattan project. Scientists from America and many from fascist European countries were tasked with developing atomic weapons. After the defeat of the Germans in Europe, Japan refused to surrender. They vowed to fight until the end even though they had very small odds of winning the war. One last demand of surrender issued by the Untied States in the Potsdam Declaration stated that, if the Japanese refused to surrender there will be "prompt and utter destruction", the Japanese once again declined. On August 6th, 1945 a bomb nicknamed "little boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The explosion destroyed about 90% of the city and 80,000 people died instantly and tens of thousands more soon died from the after effects of the bomb. On August 9th, 1945 after no surrender from the Japanese, the bomb nicknamed "fat man" was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Approximately 40,000 people died immediately.
Once the second world war ended the United Nations realized that the newly born issue of nuclear energy had to be dealt with. The general assembly established the UN atomic energy commission to be in charge of the issue. After a decade the United Nations formed the International Atomic Energy Agency which still exists today. This organization is in charge of monitoring countries to make sure that they are using nuclear power for safe and peaceful uses. This organization discovered and eliminated Iraq's banned weapon programs. Although this solution has shown some success, it also has also failed to succeed. Examples of this were the cold war where it seemed the nuclear warfare was imminent. Today, even though nuclear energy is being heavily monitored and the countries with the most nukes are not threatening, the nukes still exist and are therefore a threat. Further action needs to be taken in order to insure disasters such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki never happen again.
Once the second world war ended the United Nations realized that the newly born issue of nuclear energy had to be dealt with. The general assembly established the UN atomic energy commission to be in charge of the issue. After a decade the United Nations formed the International Atomic Energy Agency which still exists today. This organization is in charge of monitoring countries to make sure that they are using nuclear power for safe and peaceful uses. This organization discovered and eliminated Iraq's banned weapon programs. Although this solution has shown some success, it also has also failed to succeed. Examples of this were the cold war where it seemed the nuclear warfare was imminent. Today, even though nuclear energy is being heavily monitored and the countries with the most nukes are not threatening, the nukes still exist and are therefore a threat. Further action needs to be taken in order to insure disasters such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki never happen again.