Question

What was one of the long-term consequences of the United States' use of atomic weapons during World War II?

Answer 1

The Soviet Union and the United States participated in an arms race.

Answer 2

Answer: The use of atomic bombs to end the war against Japan ushered in a new era of nuclear diplomacy that held the fate of the world in the balance.

Explanation:

The United States emerged from the Second World War as the world’s pre-eminent military and economic power. America exercised a commanding role in international trade and was the only nation in possession of atomic bombs. After the end of the war, the US and the Japanese National Institute of Health established the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission to conduct studies on the survivors of the atomic bombs. Even in 2015, 70 years after the bombings, hospitals in those cities are still treating thousands of people who survived the blast but are suffering from the long-term health effects of nuclear radiation.