The decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was one of the most controversial issues in the 20th century. Many modern historians have criticized the widely held idea that the atomic bomb shortened the war, saved American lives and prevented the Soviet Union from participating in the administration of postwar Japan. Lawrence Lifschultz). 1995, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the explosion, an exhibition to commemorate this event brought unprecedented controversy to the Smithsonian Institution. The American Veterans Association and other veteran organizations successfully lobbied against some celebrities, including dwight david eisenhower, questioning the necessity of using the atomic bomb.

The argument has not subsided. This timeline attempts to record the events before and after the explosion of 1945. In the 1945 Manhattan Project, the ambitious and expensive United States worked hard to create an atomic bomb and successfully completed its mission. The first atomic device was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 6th, 2005. Three weeks later, the atomic bomb was used in Hiroshima, killing 70,000 to 90,000 people immediately, most of whom were civilians. Three days later, the atomic bomb was used again in Nagasaki city, followed by the end of World War II.

The decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan will always be related to our common human experience. The important question remains: does it have to happen? Will it happen again in a more catastrophic way? What did man's first experience of nuclear energy tell us about his ability to control his most dangerous creation?

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