Unit 6 Blog Post #1

With the progression of technologies, and the higher understanding of atoms and their actions in the 1930's and 1940's, America (as well as a few other countries) entered into a new era of warfare in which Weapons of Mass Destruction became one of the largest means to start and control war throughout the world. With the majority of American research and efforts to create a bomb in the year 1939, World War II was already turning out to be a different beast entirely in the numbers of casualties, types of weapons used, and aftermath. Atom bombs, or nuclear bombs, were created due to an increased understanding of the mechanics of atoms, as well as the pressure from the US to continue to be on the cutting edge of weapon development in order to fight for our place as the most powerful nation in the world. Nuclear bombs were used in the Cold War to warn the Soviet Union of the power that our country held, and we showed the effects of this power when the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Since then, the United States developed a hydrogen bomb that was tested in 1952. Soon after then, the Soviet Union developed a Hydrogen bomb as well, and started the "arms race" for nuclear weapons.
I believe that it is unethical to use weapons of mass destruction during war or any other time to stop an enemy, deplete armies, or send a message across. However, I also believe that war does not act upon a set list, or any list, of ethics and responsibilities. Because of these beliefs, the use of nuclear bombs is to me, never excusable or justifiable.