Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents
A turning point -- The Cold War -- Nuclear development -- The effects of radiation -- Today's nuclear issues.
Summary
When the United States became the first country to use an atomic weapon when it dropped the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. Not long after, other countries began developing atomic bombs. Today, nuclear power is used as an energy source, but the threat of nuclear warfare lingers. How the Bomb Changed Everything explores the complicated legacy of the first atomic bombs.