Question

The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the Second World War heralded an era of Nuclear Warfare. Give your views on the given statement.

Answer 1

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as the world's two superpowers following World War II. However, ideological divisions and mutual suspicions triggered a Cold War between them. Shortly after the war, the Soviet Union created its own atomic bomb, sparking a nuclear arms race in which both countries built even more powerful nuclear bombs than the ones used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since then, several nations, including the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea, have developed nuclear weapons. Thus, we might claim that the United States' bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during WWII inaugurated the era of nuclear warfare.