You need your Notebooks & computers today. Leave OFF The Atomic Age was born at Trinity Site in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country. Robert J. Oppenheimer

Election of 1944 Added to Ticket FDR wins 4th term as President.

Truman had been vice president for only 82 days when President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945.

Just four months later, Truman ordered the atomic bombing of Hiroshima Just four months later, Truman ordered the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Three days later Nagasaki was similarly bombed.

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Strategic Implications of Nuclear Weapons Instantaneous destructive power on an unprecedented scale was now possible, 2) You can destroy an enemy without first defeating their military. requires delivery systems 3) If more than two nations possess nuclear weapons, mutual destruction is possible. 4) Nuclear weapons can serve as a deterrent

Was the United States justified in dropping atomic bombs on Historical Narratives, interpretations and modern debate still focuses on the question: Was the United States justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Use of the bomb was illegal. Criticizing the Use of the Bomb Use of the bomb was illegal. Summary: Evidence: League of Nations resolution banning bombing of civilian populations. Precedent - > illegal weapons (Bacterial and Chemical weapons) US should follow code of conduct established unanimously by world community. Use of Atomic Weapons violated established international law. Convinced? No. US didn’t sign resolution, League of Nations had disbanded long before 1945 and push to end the largest conflict in human history contextually trumps international suggestions w/o rule of law.

Was the United States justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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Everyone in your group has 10 dollars. You may keep all of it or put some of it into the communal pot. I will total all of the money in the communal pot and triple it regardless of how much is given or how many players give. Then I will divide the communal pot amongst all players equally. Do you contribute and if so how much?

Person A | $10 Person C | $10 Person B | $10 Person D | $10

Game Theory Actors are rational The study of choice and strategy by actors in a competitive scenario. Assumptions: Actors are rational Actors are motivated by self-interest

Zero Sum Game One player’s gain is also another player’s loss.

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