Ever since dropping the atom bomb over fifty years ago the debate continues over the many questions related to that world-changing event. Here are just a few:
1. Was President Truman correct in deciding to drop two bombs on Japan without giving the Japanese people a warning? Explain both sides of this issue.
2. Were the scientists at Los Alamos guilty of letting the US Military take too much control over the Manhattan Project? Explain in detail.
3. Could the arms race that resulted in thousands of atomic bombs being produced have been avoided, and how? Give details.
4. Since the hydrogen bomb is exponentially more powerful than the atomic bomb of what use is it, and should it have been produced?
5. Should the scientists at Los Alamos have stopped working on the bomb for ethical/moral reasons?
6. Did Pearl Harbor justify the use of the atomic bomb? Or did something else justify it?
7. Do science, government and the military work together for the common good of the country?
8. Historical comments from a Japanese family.
9. Assess the current situation with Iran's nuclear policy and the status of International talks to deal with this situation.
10. Explain in detail the difference between how a nuclear bomb works and a nuclear power plant works.
11. Give a detailed analysis of the benefits and problems of using nuclear power - include info about San Onofre power plant.
12. Give detailed historical info on the accident at Fukushima, Japan nuclear plant and the present status of cleaning up the radiation.
13. Give a detailed historical account of the national nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain and its current status, problems, etc.
14. Investigate the Three Mile Island nuclear accident and give an account of why it happened, what was done, and the current status. Give details.
15. Discuss the current world nuclear non-proliferation treaty. What is being done and how successful is it?
16. Explain what a dirty-bomb is, how easy it would be to make one, and what are the obstacles that would have to be overcome.
17. Explain some other positive uses (non-military, ex. medical) that have resulted from the nuclear industry.
18. Investigate the first major nuclear reactor accident in Cernobyl in Russia. What happened and what is the current status?
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