Nuclear weapons could very well be responsible for the end of civilization, as we know it. Developed during World War 2 in a race against Germans and their believed superior technology, we wish today that the Manhattan Project had been abandoned immediately following the discovery that Germany had failed in their attempt. Although nuclear weapons have successfully accomplished their goal of mass destruction, they have failed as a science or technology to positively contribute towards, or benefit, society.

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Creator

• Kaye, Garrett Peter
• Gill, Stanley Joseph

Subject

• Community
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 99C018I

Keyword

• Nuclear weapons--Moral and ethical aspects

Advisor

• Janack, Marianne
• Gottlieb, Roger S.

Year

• 1999

Date created

• 1999-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright