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The Atomic Age was born at Trinity Site in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.

3. When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb.
The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.
Robert J. Oppenheimer

4. Election of 1944
Added to Ticket
FDR wins 4th term as President.

5. Truman had been vice president for only 82 days when President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945.

6. Just four months later, Truman ordered the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Just four months later, Truman ordered the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Three days later Nagasaki was similarly bombed.

7. Little Boy
Fat Man

15. Warning
Images of Radiation and Thermal Flash Effects

19. Strategic Implications of Nuclear Weapons
Instantaneous destructive power on an unprecedented scale was now possible,
2) You can destroy an enemy without first defeating their military.
requires delivery systems
3) If more than two nations possess nuclear weapons, mutual destruction is possible.
4) Nuclear weapons can serve as a deterrent

22. Was the United States justified in dropping atomic bombs on
Historical Narratives, interpretations and modern debate still focuses on the question:
Was the United States justified in dropping atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

23. Use of the bomb was illegal.
Criticizing the Use of the Bomb
Use of the bomb was illegal.
Summary:
Evidence:
League of Nations resolution banning bombing of civilian populations.
Precedent - > illegal weapons
(Bacterial and Chemical weapons)
US should follow code of conduct established unanimously by world community.
Use of Atomic Weapons violated established international law.
Convinced?
No. US didn’t sign resolution, League of Nations had disbanded long before 1945 and push to end the largest conflict in human history contextually trumps international suggestions w/o rule of law.

24. Was the United States justified in dropping atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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27. Everyone in your group has 10 dollars.
You may keep all of it or put some of it into the communal pot.
I will total all of the money in the communal pot and triple it regardless of how much is given or how many players give.
Then I will divide the communal pot amongst all players equally.
Do you contribute and if so how much?

28. Person
A | $10
Person
C | $10
Person
B | $10
Person
D | $10

29. Game Theory Actors are rational
The study of choice and strategy by actors in a competitive scenario.
Assumptions:
Actors are rational
Actors are motivated by self-interest

30. Zero Sum Game
One player’s gain is also another player’s loss.

33. Stay Silent
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Stay Silent
Confess 5 20 20 10

34. Stay Silent
Confess
Stay Silent 5
Confess 20 10

35. USA U.S.S.R Explains the Cold War’s Arms Race Don’t Build Missiles
Ahead
No Change
Same
Behind
Explains the Cold War’s Arms Race