The Atomic Bomb

The atomic bomb Was it necessary Much has changed in the art of war since the great catapults and glorious legions of ancient Rome and Greece; the armour clad knight of the middle ages and the samurai of the far East. The methods of war have changed, as have tactics, technology, weapons, and most of all politics. Spears and swords have been replaced with fully automatic machine guns; heavy cavalry with tanks, and chariots with …

…now officially have nuclear armaments and are always ready to use them in retaliation from another attack. On one hand this is good since each knows that the other side would have time to fire back therefore both would be destroyed, but on the other hand, if this at some point is pushed aside or becomes irrelevant, earth will be faced with a nuclear holocaust, it’s greatest and most likely it’s last nightmare.