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The Nuclear World

The Nuclear World. Hiroshima to 2014. The Beginning. The Manhattan Project Created by the United States during WWII to help develop the Atomic Bomb. Employed 130,000 people and cost the US Government $2 billion ($26 billion in 2014) The Trinity Test

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The Nuclear World

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  1. The Nuclear World Hiroshima to 2014

  2. The Beginning • The Manhattan Project • Created by the United States during WWII to help develop the Atomic Bomb. • Employed 130,000 people and cost the US Government $2 billion ($26 billion in 2014) • The Trinity Test • Successfully tested the Atomic bomb in White Sands, New Mexico.

  3. Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Little Boy- • Dropped on August 6, 1945 • Target Hiroshima, Japan • 90,000- 166,000 killed • Fat Man- • Dropped on August 9, 1945 • Target Nagasaki, Japan • 60,000- 80,000 killed • Both bombs show the amazing power of atomic weapons

  4. Cold War • Both the United States and the Soviet Union began a massive arms race following WWII. • Both countries competed to have the biggest and best in everything. This included nuclear weapons. • August, 1949, the USSR detonates their first Atomic Bomb. • November, 1952, the United States detonates the first Hydrogen Bomb. • “Mike” created a 100 mile wide cloud that rose 25 miles high. • MAD • Mutual Assured Destruction

  5. The Fall of the Soviet Union • The USSR dissolved in December, 1991 marking the end of the Cold War. • Problems with Soviet collapse- • Former Soviet states that held huge nuclear stockpiles. • Newly developed governments put together unorganized parties to dismantle and return these weapons to the Russians. • This could have allowed nuclear secrets and blueprints to get into the hands of untrustworthy people. • Terrorist groups or Rogue Countries

  6. Rogue States • Countries that have unstable governments with untrustworthy leadership. • Typically these countries have anti-American sentiments. • Example- Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea • These countries in particular have shown interest in creating nuclear weapons. • Iran claims that they are seeking nuclear technology for energy purposes but the world community doesn’t believe them. • North Korea has tested a nuclear weapon but it is unclear whether or not they have a functional weapon base. • Pakistan had 3 of their nuclear facilities attacked by terrorists.

  7. Terrorist Organizations • Varying Threats • Fabricating/ acquiring a bomb • Creating a dirty bomb • Attack nuclear reactors • Berwick,PA • Attack/ take over nuclear submarine • Terrorist Organizations • Al-Qaeda • Chechnya • The World Community’s reaction

  8. Questions to Ponder • If the world fears the “bad” people in the world acquiring nuclear weapons or material then why don’t we switch to more conventional power sources and remove nuclear power plants? • What are some reasonable methods the world can use to keep these materials out the hands of those who want to cause harm? • What impact can the threats and decisions made by this generation have on future generations? • Homework- write an opinion based essay on what the world would look like if a nuclear weapon was launched.

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