just a little boy Alec

In a move that shocked and changed the world, The United States leveled an entire city with a single bomb. While many people close enough to see the explosion died in its wake, The world was shocked by the massive show of force. Japan did not immediately  surrender, but a second explosion brought an unconditional surrender. It was the start of the Nuclear Era. In one fell swoop the United States started an arms race for the ability to wipe out humanity. Nuclear weapons would be the first time that we could end humanity ourselves. Their godlike power was unmatched.

The "Little Boy" bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, and killed tens of thousands of people. No military target was destroyed. The cutely named hunk of metal and uranium changed the world. Today we don't even think about our country having an arsenal that could destroy the world twice over. Yet we worry about Iran getting a single one. And we look back to the only bombs ever used on people, the little boy and the fat man. This little boy changed the world.