Speech To The Association Of Los Alamos Scientists

Imagine a society where everyone has a different opinion about dropping an atomic bomb to country that they are fighting with. What is an atomic bomb? An atomic bomb is a bomb which derives its destructive power from the rapid release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei, causing damage through heat, blast, and radioactivity. The atomic bomb is a tremendously questionable topic. Nonetheless, these literary selections give comprehension on the decision about dropping the atomic bomb for military purposes. For example, the “Speech to the Association of Los Alamos Scientists” by Robert Oppenheimer, argues that we should have drop the atomic bomb, “A Petition to the President of the United States” by 70 scientists, asks President

Truman to not drop the bomb, and “The Decision to Drop the Bomb” President Truman contributes his decision to drop the bomb.
To begin with, the speech argues that the United States should have drop the bomb.

For example, in the speech “the “Speech to the Association of Los Alamos Scientists” by Robert Oppenheimer states,”But when you come right down to it the reason that we did this job is because it was an organic necessity.” This substantiates that Robert thought that it was a wonderful idea to drop the atomic bomb because it was a necessary but we could have talked with the Japanese instead of just doing it. In the speech it states,”that it is a good turn over to mankind at large the greatest possible power to control the world,” This demonstrates that he thought that dropping the bomb could have made us powerful but he did not think about the damage and the trouble it would cause after people found out about it. As a result, Robert Oppenheimer thought that creating and dropping the atomic bomb was the best thing that could have happen to the United states of

America.
Additionally, the petition to President Truman request to the president to not drop the atomic bomb.

For instance, in the petition,” A Petition to the President of the United States” by 70 scientists states,”We feel, however, that such attacks on Japan could not be justified, at least not unless the terms which will be imposed after the war on Japan were made public in detail and Japan were given opportunity to surrender.” This substantiates that the scientist thought that before the United States uses the atomic bomb they should tell Japan so they can have a choice. For example, it states,” If after this war a situation is allowed to develop in the world which permits rival powers to be in uncontrolled possession of these new means of destruction, the cities of the United States as well as the cities of other nations will be in continuous danger of the sudden annihilation.” This demonstrates that they do not want to drop the atomic bomb because they fell that if the United States does use it will cause a lot of danger in the world. Also, it shows that they are not only thinking about the present, they are also thinking about what could happen in the future. Hence, the 70 scientists thought that the president was not going to make a smart choice by dropping the bomb and that dropping the atomic bomb was going to cause

problems.
Moreover, in the passage “The Decision to Drop the Bomb” President Truman shares his decision to drop the atomic bomb. For example, in the passage “The Decision to Drop the Bomb” it states,”Truman stated that his decision to drop the bomb was purely military.” This substantiates that President Truman was really thinking about what dropping the bomb would cause and how would that affect the future of the world. For instance, in the passage it states,” Truman saw little difference between atomic bombing Hiroshima and fire bombing Dresden or Tokyo.” This demonstrates that President Truman was not looking at the possibilities and the future because a atomic bomb kills about 130,000 to 160,000. Therefore, President Truman’s decision to drop the bomb was only so the United States could win the war. Also, this shows that President Truman did not really cared about the well being of the people and what could happen in the future after the atomic bomb was dropped.
Furthermore,these literary selections give awareness on the decision about dropping the atomic bomb for military purposes. For example, the “Speech to the Association of Los Alamos Scientists” by Robert Oppenheimer, oppose that we did the right thing by dropping the atomic bomb. Also, “A Petition to the President of the United States” by 70 scientists, inquire President Truman to not drop the bomb. Likewise, “The Decision to Drop the Bomb” President Truman grants his decision to drop the atomic bomb. Therefore, the atomic bomb is a controversial topic because people have different opinions about what the United States had to do. Having different opinions is like life with no music.