im Committee. He said this in a letter he wrote about alternatives to using the bomb known as the Bard Memorandum: "...I have had the feeling that the Japanese government may be searching for some opportunity which they could use as a medium of surrender." (qtd. in Bard 1-2). If after one or both of these attempts were tried and failed, at the very least a warning should be offered to Japan. Undersecretary Bard also mentioned in his letter, "...before the bomb is actually used against Japan, Japan should have some preliminary warning for say two or three days in advance of use. The position of the United States as a great humanitarian nation and the fair play attitude of our people generally is responsible in the main for this feeling. "(qtd. inBard 1-2). The introduction of this weapon to the world began the arms race, Cold War and changed the face of war as it was known. Leo Szilard was a scientist working on the Manhattan Project, but was against using the bomb. He had only developed it as a means of retaliation in case another nation were to use a similar weapon against the United States With 58 co-signers, Szilard wrote a petition known as the Szilard Petition against the use of the atomic bomb on Japan. In this petition he stated, "...a nation which sets the precedent of using these newly liberated forces of nature for purposes of destruction may have to bear the responsibility of opening the door to an era of devastation on an unimaginable scale." (Szilard 1-2). As a result of the atomic bomb an arms race known as the Cold War began between the United States and the USSR. Bomb shelters were built in families' backyards instead of swimming pools. To accompany reading, writing, and arithmatic, kids were taught bomb drills and what to do in case of nuclear fallout. As mentioned in the Franck report, even though the United States was the first to develop the bomb, the fundamentals were already known by France, Germany, Br...
