If you read my last post, you already know that the book "Bomb" is about the Manhattan Project (a U.S. government research project that produced the first atomic bombs). Although the U.S. was the first to build the bomb, other countries have succeeded as well. These places are Russia, France, China, United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea. At this point in WW2, the U.S. President, Harry Truman, faced a difficult decision. The only way to defeat Japan would be a full-scale invasion (costing the lives of 500,000 American soldiers) or dropping the first ever atomic bomb, which would cause incredulous destruction and kill thousands of innocent Japanese. Harry Truman ordered to drop the bomb for the U.S. could not afford anymore deaths. But before doing so, he made sure Japan was warned about what would happen if they didn't surrender. Surrendering wasn't something Japan believed in. Japanese soldiers would rather die and commit suicide to prevent being captured. So when Japan didn't surrender, it was time for the first atomic bomb to be dropped on Hiroshima. 130,000 people died instantly, but Japan still wouldn't budge. The U.S. then decided to drop a second bomb on Nagasaki that killed 35,000 people, finally causing Japan to surrender. This relates to North Korea because they currently own 10 nuclear bombs and have threatened to drop said bombs on the U.S. and its regional allies South Korea and Japan (yes, the U.S. and Japan are allies now). This is very similar to the United States' threat towards Japan saying that if they didn't surrender, they would bomb them. However, it's still unlikely North Korea has the current capability to launch a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile that can destroy an American city. So for now, I'd say we're safe.
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