The first nuclear weapon of destruction was created in 1945.
In the past, there were couple nuclear wars and threats made. The major two wars were: World War II and The Cold War.
In the past, there were couple nuclear wars and threats made. The major two wars were: World War II and The Cold War.
Hiroshima and nagasaki bombings
These bombs were dropped in 1945, August 6 and 9. In order to end the horrifying war, the United States dropped the bombs- "Fat Man" and "Little Boy". Although they knew the bomb would cause a lot of harm and would kill thousands of lives, they still dropped it, not regretting what they did till this day. The bomb's radiation spread such a great distance, there were more than 200,000 deaths by the end of the year, and in the following years.
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multiarmed form and says, "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that one way or another." - J. Robert Oppenheimer
Cold war
The main cause of the Cold War that started in about 1947 was because of the growth of nuclear weapons of mass destruction. A war mainly between the United States and Russia. At that time they were enemies, U.S. democracy, and Russian communism. Since they both had nuclear weapons, they were afraid that one might launch them.
"When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace."
- Jimmy Carter
