Atomic Bomb and the Deciding

¶ … Atomic Bomb and the Deciding Event in Persuading the United States to Pursue Development of Nuclear Weapons

The following research study is conducted through a qualitative review of literature relating to the Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb developed and use in World War II against Japan. Japan was a formidable enemy in that the Japanese were very gung ho and did not care nor see any value in compromise and it is the failure of the Japanese to attempt to compromise so that the war and the associated deaths could be ended as well that resulted in the United States making use of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb development program was top secret therefore the program had been compartmentalized to lessen the chance of a security leak as there was great fear that another country, specifically German, Russia or Japan would acquire the knowledge of how to build the atomic bomb. The Manhattan Program was successful in creation and design and finally in the outcomes of the atomic bomb being dropped over Japan in that the war had finally ended. It is held by the writer of this work that the success of the Manhattan Project is much greater than merely the success of having won the war against Japan so many years ago and that in fact, the contributions of the Manhattan Project to science and other fields of study continue and continually evolve.