The Aftermath of World War Two

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The Aftermath of World War II Some people argue that faith and reason are two completely unrelated concepts. This statement could not be further from the truth. Both faith and reason separate man from animal. Man possesses the ability to think his way through obstacles. When a situation appears too great for logic, faith brings man to the next level. During World War II faith and reason worked side by side. Politicians and military leaders employed reason to break down and destroy the enemy. The soldiers on the front lines and the civilians back home tapped into their faith to see them through the turmoil around them. Following World War II faith and reason continued their importance. In order to end the war, the United States created and unleashed the first atomic bomb. On August 6, 1945, President Truman gave the order to drop the bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Since this initial decision, there has been a great deal of debate about the ethics of nuclear weapons. Some of the most frightening effects of nuclear war are the long-range effects. Radioactive exposure effects both people and their environment. World War II gave birth to the most destructive weapon known to man, and faith and reason continue to play an important role in its further use. In order to comprehend the significance of the bomb, first one must examine its roots. On December 8, 1938, two German scientists discovered nuclear fission. This is the process by which atomic power is created. Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann split an atomic for the very first time. They reported their findings to a former colleague, Lise Meitner. Meitner, at that time was living in Sweden in order to seek refuge from Nazism. His cousin, Otto F... ... middle of paper ... ...ing the environment poisoned for hundreds and even thousands of years. Fortunately, no other instances of nuclear war have occurred. The world must retain the reason not to unleash another nuclear holocaust. The world must have faith in the institution of peace. - Chinnock, Frank, W. Nagasaki: The Forgotten Bomb New York, Cleveland, 1969 - Dannan, Gene. "Atomic Bomb: Decision." http://www.peak.org/~danneng/decision/decision.html (May 29, 1995) - Goldstein,, Donald, M.,Katherine V. Dillon, J. Michael Wenger. Rain of Ruin Washington, London, 1995 - Sublette, Carry. "MILNET-Nuclear Weapons." MILNET. http://www.milnet.com/milnet/nukeweap/Nfaq5.html (May 15, 1997). - Wheeler, Keith. Fall of Japan, The "PERSHING Weapons System and Its Elimination, The." - http://michp753.redstone.army.mil/history/systems/pershing

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