When the atomic bomb went off over Hiroshima on Aug. 6th, 1945, 70,000 lives were ended in a flash. To the American people who were weary from the long and brutal war, such a drastic measure seemed a necessary, even righteous way to end the madness that was World War II. However, the madness had just begun. That August morning was the day that heralded the dawn of the nuclear age, and with it came more than …showed first 75 words of 1525 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1525 total…those peaceful nations which learn to live with the destructive potential of nuclear power are capable of great good. Great evil is more likely to be the result of unchecked nuclear power in hands of lawless nations. As ever, peace and safety depend upon military power being in the right hands. --- Works Cited "Fifty Years Later"; Internet Document; http://www.sjmercury.com/hirohome.htm Finney, et. al. Hiroshima Plus 20. New York, New York; Delacorte; 1965