In 1939, it was rumored that the Nazis were developing an atomic bomb. During World War II, a secret laboratory was founded in L
os Alamos, New Mexico. Its purpose was to coordinate the Manhattan Project, the Allied project to develop the first nuclear weapons. During the war, this secret laboratory was responsible for the development of the atomic bomb. In 1945, two atomic bombs built in Los Alamos were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The development of the atomic bomb had several worldwide implications for the uses of nuclear power. For example, it led to a way to generate electricity for civilian use. Each of these developments brought about numerous military, scientific, and economic advancements that changed our world forever. According to the passage, what is nuclear technology an example of? A. a technology that should never have been created because it is too dangerous B. a technology that was first developed for the military but also has civilian uses C. a technology that has no applications other than for military use D. a technology that made all other scientific inquiry seem obsolete by comparison
The pentagon papers is a report of the Department of Defense detailing the involvement of the United States' military on Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The papers were first brought to public by the New York Times in 1971. The papers showed that the Johnson administration had lied about the scope of its actions in the Vietnam War.
