The Destruction of Hiroshima Brings to Light New Ideas At 8:16 am on August 6, 1945 the world was changed forever when the United States launched a new kind of threat; the atomic bomb. The United States of America launched a nuclear weapon on Hiroshima, Japan, to force the country to wave the white flag that would end World War II. The new type of weapon has left lasting effects on the city that continue to complicate the lives of survivors and their descendants. The bombing also gave birth to the Atoms for Peace Initiative in hopes of preventing this type of destruction from being brought upon more people. However, the nuclear reaction offered the idea of ​​using nuclear reactions to harness a form of renewable energy that could potentially be much more efficient. Although the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was incredibly destructive and devastating, it allowed for the introduction of a new, more efficient form of energy. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima had many effects on the city's citizens, not only immediate, but also long-term. such as the risk of cancer and damage to tooth enamel. According to Paul Voosen of the New York Times, doses of 1,000 mSv or higher can increase your risk of getting cancer by about 1.5 times. This dosage is 4 times the safe standard that radiation workers can receive. Seeing rising cancer rates among bombing victims, officials established safety standards to prevent the same outcome for radiation workers. The article also states that “gamma rays apparently cause the charged carbon to create long-lasting signatures, sort of like holes, in the… structure of the enamel” (Paul Voosen, NY Times). Radiation waves destroy cells, so it makes sense that cells in tooth enamel are missing. It's also pro... half of the card... it will generate a reaction powerful enough to draw energy from it. Nuclear energy is an efficient way that is being monitored very closely as advances are made in the industry. Hiroshima served as an example of the kind of destruction that can potentially be wrought by science, but it also showed hope for a new, more efficient source of energy. The Atoms for Peace Initiative has attempted to convince countries to use nuclear energy as a destructive force, and it is hoped that it will succeed, as it has so far, in preventing the use of atomic bombs. Nuclear energy is a renewable energy source that has proven to be incredibly efficient and continues to be developed. The lasting effects of Hiroshima should be enough to convince countries to decide to use nuclear weapons, but the future of nuclear energy continues to be observed and developed.