Manhattan Project Pros And Cons

It had been a glorious day for the United States of America. With the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II, how could it get better? The research and completion of the Manhattan project were completely necessary to the defeat of the Japanese empire, officially end World War II, and gave the United States major advantages. The Manhattan Project brought nations working together, officially ended World War II, and gave America industrial advantages over the rest of the world.

First, the multiple atomic bombs from the Manhattan Project were a major contribution to the end of World War II. The atomic bomb was started and completed in 1946. At this time one of America’s major enemies in the war, Nazi Germany had been defeated, but the

The fear of an atomic bomb capable of massive destruction falling into the Nazis soon spread after this had been discovered. Scientist Albert Einstein, fleeing Nazi persecution, came to America along with Enrico Fermi who escaped Fascist Italy. Together they agreed that they must warn the president that an incredible weapon could be falling into the enemy’s hands. That upcoming March, Fermi travelled to Washington to inform government officials, but few shared his concerns. Later that year, Einstein wrote a letter to President Roosevelt urging the further research of a nuclear bomb. Roosevelt did not see the need for such a project at that time but agreed to slowly start the process. In late 1941, The American effort to design and make an atomic bomb received the code name; The Manhattan

If the Germans or the Japanese were to discover the intentions of the secret project, everything would have been lost. Churchill and Roosevelt also agreed that Stalin was to be kept in the dark. However they soon realized the difficulty of this task. Keeping two hundred and fifty thousand people quiet would be nearly impossible. Therefore only a small inner circle of important scientists and leaders were informed about the secret project. In fact, Vice-President Truman had never heard of the Manhattan Project until he became President Truman. Although the axis powers had not known about the efforts of the Manhattan Project, American leaders later learned soviet spy, Klaus Fuchs had penetrated the inner circle of