International politics can get very complicated. When the use of force is threatened each nation must think of the defense of their borders as well as the safety of their civilians. With this in mind the ability to possess the best and most modern weapons because it's a key factor. Hands down the nation that possesses these weapons have a distinct advantage. This advantage not only comes on the battlefield but at the negotiation table as well. This is why weaponry plays such an important role in politics as well. With this the earliest modern weapons playing a primary role is in World War II.

Many new innovations and modernizations of weapons were introduced in WWII. Weapons from the Atomic bomb to the then new 50-caliber machine gun and everything in the middle including the new threat from the air. Along with this threat from the air comes the new invention of radar. All of these inventions made a direct impact on the war and the world to come. Probably the three weapons that made the most difference in the war and politically were the long-range bombers, aircraft carriers, and the atomic bomb. When speaking of weapons of WW II

"It has been said that: "On a winter's afternoon (26 February 1935) in the heat of the country, a device was born which was in large measure to decide the fate of Britain and the World."(Hartcup) This device was radar. Radar is what saved Great Britain in the Battle of Britain. If the Royal Air Force (RAF) didn't have radar for early detection of the German bombers they wouldn't have been able to effectively defend their country form the massive bombing from Germany. As it was the bombing almost totally destroyed London.

Now the war in the Pacific was fought totally different compared to that in Europe. This was totally a navel and air battle with some land battles taking over the islands with marines. This idea of taking over islands one at a time to get to main land Japan was known as island hopping. This war was mainly influenced by aircraft carriers. The United States saw this coming and started to mobilize their fleets. "Mobilization took place piecemeal, but was nevertheless far advanced by the time Japanese bombs struck Pearl Harbor."(the Dept. of the Army) But they weren't prepared in the right manner due to the fact that the Japanese still heavily bombed Pearl Harbor. "... the U.S. Army and navy desperately searched for guns, ammunition, aircraft, and shipping to reinforce there beleaguered out posts."(Helling Jr.) In the air the battle was between the Japanese "zero" aircraft and the American "P51 Mustang" fighters. At first the zero being more maneuverable dominated the air. "...U.S. military forces gained their first decisive victory in the pacific war at the Battle of Midway, repulsing the Japanese move to gain control of the Central Pacific."(Coakley) After this new strategic ways of air battle came too. Pilots of the mustang were taught new ways of strategically fighting the Japanese zero. This turned the tide of kills in the air in favor for the American pilots. Eventually the U.S. brought the Japanese Empire to its knees with air and naval victories in the Pacific. Along with this the U.S. advanced forces with victory after victory of taking islands leading all the way to mainland Japan. Finally the war ended with the second dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The first was dropped on Hiroshima. The Atomic bomb more so than any weapon changed the world by itself since the invention of gunpowder. This gave the United States political power over the rest of the world like no country has ever had.

there are two categories due to their locations in the world. These are the war in Europe and the war in the Pacific Ocean. Because of the two different settings there was two different ways of fighting. This carries different weapons and different ways of fighting in each of the surroundings. Also there was two different enemies so this put more pressure on the U.S. to have a very complete build up of armed forces in every aspect of war. This includes land, air and sea ability.

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