In 1939 WW2 began. The united states initially opposed the war and refused to get involved. The united states government believed that Hitler would not try to invade the US. The US government and citizens were committed to the belief that WW1 was the war to end all wars.

Though on December 7th 1941 2 years after WW2 began, pearl harbor, a US military base in Hawaii was violently attacked with no warning or reason. The Japanese air force attacked a US military fleet equipped with 19 ships and 2,400 soldiers who were all killed in the attack. Therefore throwing us into the war, fast and furious.

German scientists known for there ingenuity and skill had been discovering new ways to create great destructive power with fusion energy. These scientists did not want to work for Hitler, so many of them came to the US. The scientists shared their ideas with othe

With the fear of radiation growing throughout society, film makers seized the opportunity to make money. Films such as King Dinosaur, and the Amazing Colossal Man were frequent throughout the late 50's. One particular film The beasts of Yucca Flats is about a man who is exposed to an atomic blast and then goes on a killing spree. (6)

1. number of plutonium "pits" stored at the pantex plant in Armarillo Texas. 12,067

3. today we have over 12,000 nuclear weapons

An international ban on testing nuclear weapons has been a goal for the past 40 years, and it took until 1996 for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ( CTBT ) to be completed and sighed by Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States. Though in 1999, the US once again rejected the treaty allowing them, if they wish, to continue nuclear testing. Over 150 nations have now sighed the treaty, but out of the five nuclear powers, only Britain and France have continued to live by the treaty. The CTBT may not become effective until it is signed by 44 specific countries, including the US. (5)

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