Dropping the Bomb

I believe that the decision to drop the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki what difficult, but that it was a necessary one. President Harry S. Truman gave the final orders to drop the bomb and by doing so, showed the world the power to kill at such a devastating level. Though, by dropping the bomb, we have seen its consequences and in a way there is some good that can come out from it. The world has realized that these weapons should never be used ever again and to never allow such devastation to happen again by a nuclear weapon. Many lives were also saved from a possible invasion or blockade. The use of these weapons on a populated area has left the world with the thought of never wanting to use such power.

Nuclear Weapons Today

So I was curious to see how many countries possess nuclear weapons today and it resulted with eight countries and a ninth suspected of having them. There are five countries under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

1. United States of America
2. Russia
3. Great Britain
4. France
5. China

India, Pakistan and North Korea are among the other countries who have nuclear arms. Israel is suspected of having them too. There are approximately over 23,000 nuclear weapons out in the world today. It's mind blowing that people have the capability of destroying the planet several times over...

Allies vs Japanese fighting tactics

From the results of what happened in Operation Cartwheel, America and it's allies where smart about the decisions they made. The Japanese use tactics like waiting a really long time to intimidate the enemy and poisoned the water supplies so the American marines would dehydrate. American troops worked closely together and supported each other quite well.

Operation Cartwheel Game

It was a fun game to play on Monday. Our group learned a lot and quickly since we wanted to move on to the next round. It was also fun because we won =D, but still we managed to learn so much because of the game method. It was interesting to know about the island hopping and other strategies the Allies used to ensure victory  and get closer to the attack on the Japanese mainland. Deceiving the enemy into thinking Allied troops might attack somewhere they really weren't was really clever to be able to capture Rabaul. This game made my learning experience a whole lot better.