A Nightmare Solution Born from Fear

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 Albert Einstein was a scientific genius identified as the Grandfather of the Atomic Bomb.  He discovered the Theory ofRelativity (E=MC2) which was the secret of the Atomic Bomb.  Einstein was a pacifist, passionately against killing, but became concerned that Hitler and the German Nazis would build the bomb and create world annihilation.   

 

Einstein and Szilard

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Einstein became persuaded by a physicist (Leo Szilard) to support the cause for America to build the bomb.  They wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt explaining the situation and in the hope America would build the Atomic Bomb before Germany and the Nazis did.  President Roosevelt was convinced and authorized the Manhattan Project which was the American project to build the Atomic Bomb.

 

 Images of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki



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The Atomic Bomb was dropped in Japan at Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The results were devastating and many in hindsight questioned if the bombing was necessary. Out of regret for his role in creating the bomb, Einstein spent the rest of his life working to control the use of nuclear weapons. 

 

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J. Robert Oppenheimer
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In an interview, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Science Director of the Manhattan Project expressed regret concerning use of the bomb and quoted a Hindu scripture, “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds”.  J. Robert Oppenheimer’s picture is the first photo shown in this video – a tribute to tthe victims of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

 

The grandfather (Albert Einstein), and father (J. Robert Oppenheimer) of the Atomic Bomb were both filled with remorse for the devastation created by their creation.  In reflection, was it necessary to create and use the bomb?  What if Hitler and the Nazis would have acquired it before America?  Can anyone imagine what would have been the alternative conclusion to World War II if Hitler had dropped the bomb?  It is a question I am sure haunted all involved to their grave, and continues to be a topic of discussion.

Daniel Ellsberg discusses - If Hitler had Dropped the Bomb

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