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The Manhattan Project and Beyond

The Manhattan Project and Beyond. Dropping the Atomic Bombs on Japan SHOULD WE HAVE?. Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project began modestly in 1939, but grew to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly US $2 billion (roughly equivalent to $25.8 billion as of 2013). HIROSHIMA Bombed.

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The Manhattan Project and Beyond

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  1. The Manhattan Project and Beyond Dropping the Atomic Bombs on Japan SHOULD WE HAVE?

  2. Manhattan Project • The Manhattan Project began modestly in 1939, but grew to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly US $2 billion (roughly equivalent to $25.8 billion as of 2013).

  3. HIROSHIMA Bombed • An estimated 80,000 people were killed immediately. • By the end of the year, injury and radiation brought total casualties to 90,000–140,000. • Approximately 69% of the city's buildings were completely destroyed, and another 7% severely damaged.

  4. NAGASAKI Bombed • 3 days after Hiroshima • About 70,000 people were killed by the bomb codenamed “Fat Man." According to statistics, the death toll from the atomic bombing totaled 73,884, as well as another 74,909 injured • Another several hundred thousand diseased and dying due to fallout and other illness caused by radiation • Japan surrenders September 2, 1945

  5. The Aftermath

  6. Aftermath Statistics • An ESTIMATED 250,000 total people died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki • This includes those who died from: • Radiation • Cancer • Leukemia • Burns • ETC.

  7. Pros and Cons • Cons: • Innocent Japanese Lives Lost • Disease (Leukemia, Cancer, etc.) • Pain, radiation, burns, etc. • Pros: • Ended World War II very quickly • No U.S. Casualties • Saved Japanese Lives?

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