was Trinity in August of 1945 in the New Mexican desert. Oppenheimer witnessed the first test of the bomb and stated We knew the world would not be the same. In August of 1945 the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima killing nearly 100,000 people and leveling the city. A few weeks later another, stronger bomb was dropped on Nagasaki with even worse effects. The Japanese finally surrendered to the United States aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September second. The reason the bomb was used instead of a proposed invasion was to save lives. The Americans concluded that more than a million U.S. troops would be needed for the invasion of Japan and that the Japanese would resist to the last man. Nearly a million troops would be needed in reserve of the initial million. Therefore the bomb quit possibly saved more lives than it took. However, Oppenheimer seeing the devastation, decided to resign two months later. After the war Oppenheimer became an advisor for the United Nations and the government. He proposed many international regulations for nuclear power. He chaired the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission. The commission and he disagreed on the development of a more powerful hydrogen bomb. He served on many committees, which influenced the policy of the use of nuclear weapons and energy. Oppenheimer did lack enthusiasm for the hydrogen bomb. He was probably brought under suspicion of Communists actions because of his reluctance. Before the Second World War, Robert had some communist connections and was affiliated with many organizations but he was never a member of the communist party. This was also during the McCarthy era, in which many important and famous people were being accused of being communists. As a result Oppenheimer lost his security clearance. He also lost much of his influence on nuclear power; a fact that much of his enemies enjoyed. He got his vengeance when, in 1963, he was awarded the Enrico F...
