Nuclear weapons and the atomic bomb are two of the most feared and debated weapons on earth. The first atomic bomb was created at the end of World War II. It was based on Albert Einstein’s formula for energy which is more commonly referred to as E=mc2. At the end of the war the Japanese were the only foes to overcome, but they continued to fight fiercely for their cause. This forced President Truman to allow the bomb to be used in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The impact to the world was great. The weapon had been only loosely tested and the after-effects could not be properly predicted. Although the bomb ended the war, the public had a fear of its extended use and this fear almost led to Armageddon in the 1970’s.
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