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…In August of 1945 nuclear weapons were exploded upon the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Following the bombing of the cities the Japanese immediately surrendered to the Allied Nations. The cost of the war was devastating. Never has…

…think it was used to scare the Soviets. Many, but not all scientists were against the use of the bomb. In a report by A. H. Compton, E. O. Lawrence, J. R. Oppenheimer, and E. Fermi titled "Recommendations on the immediate use of nuclear weapons", Oppenheimer…

…the U.S. wanted to ultimately win the war they needed some sort of a super weapon. Hence the Manhattan project was put into action. The Manhattan project was solely devoted to creating a nuclear weapon that would win the war hands down. The first thing…

…evidence that Iraq was indeed manufacturing Atomic Weapons or planning to use them on any other country (MSNBC News). China has nuclear weapons, are we going to invade China next? What about Pakistan, The United Kingdom, the illegitimate Republic of France…

…/cookbook.html) It is also true that two high school students built a small nuclear weapon in a chemistry lab from instructions found on the Internet. Resources like Jolly Roger's Cookbook and the Phreak filez are easily available on the Internet, but contrary…

…Hussein's intentions is to acquire nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He wants these weapons to use as a threat against his neighbors in the Middle East. The only way the U.S. officials believe he can be stopped, is to "strike first and decisively". Iraq…

…. The future of cloning could be very destructive for mankind. The military uses of biotechnology could pose a threat comparable to nuclear war. Genetically selective weapons may be developed to target particular ethnic groups. Long-acting toxins may be devised…

…used to fight them (no nuclear weapons in Korea; no massive mobilization for Vietnam); or by the objectives for which they are fought--the most significant limitation in political terms and therefore the limitation that is most often discussed and debated…

…tactics and better support from their home country. The First American combat troops in Vietnam landed at Da Nang in 8 March 1965 to defend the air base. With the exception of the nuclear weapon, every piece of equipment in America’s mighty arsenal was used…

…the advances from sticks and stones to automatic weapons and even to nuclear bombs, warfare is perpetually adapting to changes in technology. In the Early Modern period of Europe, warfare changed drastically. Technological advances in artillery and armory spurred…