Nuclear Agency Under Truman
If you will check the history, Harry S. Truman had also played a vital role when it came to nuclear weapon. The reason for this was that he approved the dropping of atomic bomb on Japan during the World War II. Aside from this, Truman had also been active when it came to nuclear energy institutions as he has signed the Atomic Energy Act, which is the precursor of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. |
In the past, taking care of nuclear weapon and substances had been a task of the military. This is the reason why they created and used nuclear bombs in the World War II under the top secret Manhattan Project. With the approval of Atomic Energy Act, instead of the military taking care of any nuclear studies and activities, the task was passed on to regular scientists or civilians. In this way, the government managed to prevent preventing the further use of atomic bombs in military acts.
Since it had prevented the military from facilitating the creation of nuclear bombs, the act also made a way to promote peace in between countries. At the same time, the creation of this agency had also claimed that nuclear energy should not only be used for creating weaponry and defense, but also be used for technological development in the country.
Without the creation of this agency, countries may still have been continuing to be at war with each other using atomic bombs, which would have led to the killing more innocent people as well as destruction of towns and cities.
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