"Bomb" was an amazing book. It ended with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This ending conveyed the message that you should try ti always find the lesser of two evils in a bad situation. President Truman said this himself in the book, saying, "I believe the bomb is the lesser of two evils when it comes to invading Japan." This book also teaches you about the most destructive warheads in the world and how they brought nations into stalemate. It talks about the logic of Ted Hall when he thinks of turning nuclear secrets over to the soviets. He thinks, "if one country had a super-weapon, then it could easily bring all other countries to their knees. But if two had the weapon, then it could never be used or a third world war could breakout." This leaves you thinking about it once you finish the book and how it could be a good thing that several countries have the bomb. It reassures you that a third war would affect all countries and not just the enemy, making the possibility of a nuclear bomb being used quite small. In the end, "Bomb" is an eye-opening book and a great read.
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My book "Bomb" is about the creation of the atom bomb. Doing this has affected us greatly today, and in not so positive ways. As was tested in the book, the atom bomb is now outlawed for testing and is greatly frowned upon. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were, as history goes, bombed in the book. Alas, the two cities took decades to become inhabitable again and had to be rebuilt. The atom bomb was built to end a war with it's destructive capabilities, but now they can end our world with it's destructive power. Though the atom bomb ended a war that could have taken years and many more lives to finish, the end product may not have as many positive sidesThe book I am reading is called "Bomb". It is a book which the author composed of released documents explaining what really happened in the Manhattan Project during World War 2. Everything that occurred in the book happened in real life, making it exciting to read. It starts around the time that America is learning of nuclear fission and realizes the destructive potential of atoms. For the people who actually knew about the bomb at the time thought it would be a quicker, less drawn out way to end the war without risking millions upon millions of lives in D-day related invasions. It was the lesser of two evils to use. "Bomb" is definitely one of my favorite books on the account that it takes place in the real world.INTRODUCTION
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