“I am become death, the destroyer of worlds,” James Robert Oppenheimer uttered these words after the testing at Los Alamos, he is one of the many credited with creating the atomic bomb (“J. Robert Oppenheimer “Now I am become death…”). The scientist was quoting a Hindu script about gods and war (“Bhagavad-Gita”). His creation and scientists of the Manhattan Project would usher the world new era of warfare, because it allowed humans to become gods, and create the most important and impactful invention.
The atomic bomb, and nuclear weapons would influence the way humans waged war with one another. The stakes were instantly raised because of the level of destruction just one weapon had. This breakthrough in science would lead to the death of 100,000 people with only two bombs (Atomic Bomb). Along with effect on a human life-level, there was also an impact on the environment around it. Around one mile around the black center at Hiroshima was destroyed. One of these bombs had the ability to break windows, cause the collapse of buildings, had the ability to twist metals such as steel, and annihilate wooden structures within the radius of the blast (“The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”). …show more content…
Americans during the Cold War were in constant fear of a nuclear strike from Russia, many people built bunkers, and everything was equipped for nuclear war. This mentality would shape the way people thought the way the world would end. Many post-apocalyptic novels feature the end of the world because of nuclear or atomic war. This has shaped the world view’s on how humanity will end itself. This idea or prophecy has trickled into politics, and has been used to signify
The atomic bomb, and nuclear weapons would influence the way humans waged war with one another. The stakes were instantly raised because of the level of destruction just one weapon had. This breakthrough in science would lead to the death of 100,000 people with only two bombs (Atomic Bomb). Along with effect on a human life-level, there was also an impact on the environment around it. Around one mile around the black center at Hiroshima was destroyed. One of these bombs had the ability to break windows, cause the collapse of buildings, had the ability to twist metals such as steel, and annihilate wooden structures within the radius of the blast (“The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”). …show more content…
Americans during the Cold War were in constant fear of a nuclear strike from Russia, many people built bunkers, and everything was equipped for nuclear war. This mentality would shape the way people thought the way the world would end. Many post-apocalyptic novels feature the end of the world because of nuclear or atomic war. This has shaped the world view’s on how humanity will end itself. This idea or prophecy has trickled into politics, and has been used to signify