Question

What were the economic, diplomatic, and military consequences of developing the atomic bomb?

Answer 1

The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, killing 210,000 people—children, women, and men.

Answer 2

1. Radiation exposure

2. Birth defects

3. High cancer rates

4. Recession in Economy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Developing of the atomic bomb

and dropping it over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in very terrible casualties and devastation. The long-term effects were radiation exposure which also increased cancer rates in the survivors. There was also issues of genetic diseases as a result of the chemicals exposure.

The economy of the affected countries witnessed a sharp downturn in economic activities which took them years to pick up again.