In 1939 scientists succeeded in splitting the atoms of uranium by bombarding them with neutrons. They found that the split atoms released neutrons and energy. Physicists found that the fission of these atoms could produce a chain reaction.

In the summer of 1939 Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Roosevelt explaining the potential for atom-splitting devices in warfare as well as the possibility of other countries possessing this information.

In the summer of 1940 Einstein moved to Manhattan, New York to begin research on an atomic bomb. The "Manhattan Project" as the atomic bomb project was called, tested their first prototype in the desert of Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 6, 1945. Due to the success of these tests the U.S. military requested these bombs for use in World War 2. The first military application of the atomic bomb followed shortly after the tests. On August 6, 1945 the U.S. dropped its first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. The blast co

As far as the future goes, I hope this technology is never used for war of any kind. I think that with the power of atomic bombs as well as a more advanced type of bomb that I'm sure is out there the world would suffer a catastrophic apocalypse that could very well make our world a nuclear wasteland unable to support healthy human life. I think the future for the atomic bomb is becoming obsolete due to the amazing power and destruction it creates. I hope governments have discontinued research of this weapon and moved on to a more environmentally safe means of military defense. If the countries that signed the treaties banning nuclear weapons uphold their honor I believe we will not have a problem with any kind of horrible future like the one that could be.

Today the atomic bomb is known as a thing of the past since the last time it was employed by any country was the attack on Japan in 1945. Since then 130 countries have signed a peace treaty prohibiting the use of atomic bombs in warfare. This, however has not stopped countries from testing these and similar bombs such as the hydrogen bomb and the fusion bomb. These bombs use the same principals as the atomic bomb, but with a few variat

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