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π Modern History
Nuclear Age
Atomic bomb changes warfare and science; energy and existential risk born together
1945 πΊπΈ USA Modern History
π Key Facts
1
Manhattan Project (1942β1945) β 130,000 people built the first atomic bomb
2
Hiroshima (6 Aug) and Nagasaki (9 Aug) 1945 β 200,000+ killed; Japan surrendered
3
Nuclear deterrence (Mutually Assured Destruction) defined Cold War geopolitics for 45 years
"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" β Robert Oppenheimer at Trinity test
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π Modern History
Region
πΊπΈ USA
Year
1945
Summary
Atomic bomb changes warfare and science; energy and existential risk born together