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The Demon Core: The Atomic Bomb That Never Dropped
It's easy to assume that the plan all along was for the Manhattan Project, the unfathomably large US program to design and produce atomic weapons, to only build two atomic bombs. But this is not the case. The project had grown into a fully-fledged atomic weapon production line. Most of the resources used in the multi-billion dollar operation went towards gathering enriched uranium and plutonium, which was exceptionally hard to produce at the time. By the summer of 1945, the project had produced enough fuel to complete three bombs, with a fourth on the way. This fuel would be used in the Trinity test, the Little Boy bomb, and the Fat Man bomb. Japan did not surrender immediately after the two bombs were dropped, prompting the US to prepare a third bomb. This bomb would have been dropped on August 19th. Japan surrendered on August 16th. At the time, few people on the Manhattan Project expected so few bombs to be dropped. Many thought that many more would be needed just to force Japan to surrender, and even if they did surrender, there were fears that the war could easily start back up again.
5 Facts About The Siege Of Tobruk That Show Hope Is Never Lost
As the only deepwater port in Eastern Libya, Tobruk was strategically important to all combatants involved in North Africa. Before British forces arrived in Tobruk, the previous Italian garrison had turned the port into a formidable fortress. A small mix of Allied forces including Australian, Polish, Indian, and British troops served to guard the port and stop it from falling into Axis hands. Cut off from the bulk of Allied forces, the men in Tobruk were subject to a 240-day siege by Axis forces in 1941. Here are some interesting facts about the siege. Job Maseko is one of South...
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