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__**Primary Source Paragraghs:**__ "The only reason to treat nuclear power differently from all the other developments in the field of physics is the possibility of its use as a means of political pressure in peace and sudden destruction in war."

This report was given to the U.S. Secretary of War on June 11, 1945 telling them they should not use the Atomic and Bomb and it would only cause problems in the long run. It is a completely different type of power in war and it will make more enemies then it will kill.

Franck, James. "Franck Report." Harry S. Truman Library. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. October 1, 2011 []

__**Secondary Source Facts:**__
 * The first atomic bomb was dropped by the Enola Gay on August 6th, 1945, killing a quarter million people in Hiroshima, Japan.
 * The atomic bomb was tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico, the light and heat from the explosion created glass pelets out of the sand.

Jeffries, John W. "Hiroshima and Nagasaki." In Jeffries, John W., and Gary B. Nash, eds. Encyclopedia of American History: The Great Depression and World War II, 1929 to 1945, Revised Edition (Volume VIII). New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2010. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. October 1, 2011 []

Hastedt, Glenn. "World War II." Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2004. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. October 1, 2011 []